Each month, we ask a member of faculty to tell us about one book that played an outsized role in making them who they are today. For our final Words to Live By before the newsletter hiatus, we chat with Tim Clarke, Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Student Support (FYP), about a book he…
As a first-generation student from Windsor, Ontario, Nick Harris, BA(Hons)’22, remembers a time he couldn’t imagine finishing high school, let alone going to university. Coming from a working-class family, and having contended with a long-term disability in high school, a university education wasn’t in the cards for him. His family didn’t have the finances to…
Douglas Ruck, KC, Chair of the Board of Governors, opened the 234th Encaenia at the University of King’s College by reciting a quote by poet Maya Angelou. “Do the best you can until you know better,” urged Ruck, BA’72, to the graduands, dressed in long robes and hoods. “Then when you know better, do better.”…
King's Women's Volleyball has completed the signing of Olivia Coakley, bolstering the roster ahead of the 2024-25 season. A 6-foot (183 cm) setter, Coakley is a Halifax native, representing Halifax West High School in the Halifax Metro High School Athletic Association. The Halifax West Warriors went undefeated in the 2023-24 season, finishing first at the…
King’s Valedictorian Kaitlyn MacNeill couldn’t have imagined standing in front of her classmates and extolling the virtues of her alma mater back in September 2020 when she started the Foundation Year Program. From tiny North Rustico in Canada’s smallest province of Prince Edward Island, MacNeill started her King’s journey amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. All of…
Charlotte McConkey If you want to study journalism, the University of King’s College is where you need to go. Since 1978, the four-year Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) program has drawn students from across Canada to think critically about current affairs, conduct research and tell stories in several media formats. But the four-year program is not…
Jessica Casey Jessica Casey has just wrapped things up. She’s completed her coursework, defended her honours thesis and she’s finished her duties as co-president of the Contemporary Studies Society. Next, she’ll move back to her hometown, Paradise, Nfld., for the summer before a bigger move to Vancouver for a Masters in Science and Technology at…
Ronan Giguère Like so many young people, Ronan Giguère came to university and found himself on the stage. Although, in his case, it may be more accurate to say he found himself while building the stage. Like many students graduating this year, Giguère began his degree during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. “So, I…
Dear King’s Community, I write to share the bittersweet news that Neil Hooper, King’s Athletics Director of 33 years, has made the decision to retire from his role, effective July 1. I know this news will be a little heartbreaking for many members of our community. With Neil’s retirement we are losing more than the…
