The King’s community joins communities across Canada in celebrating National Aboriginal Day on June 21. National Aboriginal Day is a celebration of the unique heritage, diverse cultures, and outstanding achievements and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples. There are a number of events planned in Halifax. The Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre will host…
The Foundation Year Programme (FYP) has released the book list for 2017-18. The list indicates most, if not all, of the books students will read in FYP for the upcoming year. Other readings will be in the course handbooks available in September. In addition to the books they will be reading in FYP, students will…
President Bill Lahey met with King's alumni for an evening in Vancouver on Tuesday, June 13. The Vancouver visit was his eighth and final stop on a tour beginning on June 8 and stopping at eight Canadian cities, including Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Fredericton and Moncton. At each of these visits, President Lahey…
Coming to Canada to study? Apply early! If you’ve been accepted to study at a Canadian designated learning institution, plan ahead! Apply as early as possible for your study permit and make sure you understand the requirements for travelling while studying in Canada. A study permit is not an entry document. Depending on your country…
Literary journalism is journalism that is brilliantly written, that can be read as great literature. The foremost group of academics in this field, the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies (IALJS), held their annual conference at King’s, May 11-13. The theme for the twelfth international conference was “Literary Journalism: From the Center, From the Margins.”…
On Thursday, May 25, 2017, King’s held its 228th Encaenia ceremony. King's is proud of this year's 243 graduates and their accomplishments. We invite you to learn more about the degrees and medals awarded to fall 2016 and spring 2017 graduates on the 2016/2017 recipients page. Visit the 2017 Encaenia page to view the ceremony video,…
King's Kids Day Camp is preparing for another great summer. King's Kids Day Camp is a great place for children from grades primary to grade six to connect with engaging programming, make new friends, learn new things, and simply have fun! Our day camps run from Monday to Friday, 8:00 am–5:00 pm starting on July 3. King's Kids…
Dr. Sarah Clift and Geri Musqua-Leblanc from Humanities for Young People recently spoke with CBC radio's Mainstreet about the Challenges of Reconciliation. Humanities for Young People (HYP), a live-in summer program in at King’s, is calling on bright and highly motivated students ages 14-16 to apply by June 1. The theme for HYP’s 2nd annual…
FYP News, the newsletter for the Foundation Year Programme, invites submissions to a special edition to celebrate Professor Angus Johnston (1948-2017). Dr. Johnston's genius for teaching, and for inspiring teachers, was the moving spirit in the FYP across five decades. The editors welcome diverse submissions of up to 500 words for consideration. We will consider prose…
