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Six StFX students will be adding their voices to wider discussions around systemic and institutional racism and enabling change as the inaugural recipients of StFX’s Frank McKenna Centre’s Racial Justice Leadership Grants. The annual grants, of $4,500 each, are designed to provide Black and Indigenous students with funding and institutional resources to support projects that include research...

On December 3rd, StFX Day, a day touched by magic, senior class co-president Ally Hancock tried to sum up how members of the Class of 2021 are feeling, to finally receive their much-coveted X-Rings. “There’s poetry behind something that unites us all and carries so much responsibility…We feel so much affinity to this place… that is why we wear this ring,” Ms. Hancock said as she and fellow senior...

StFX celebrated achievement on Dec. 5, 2020 as the university graduated 240 students—conferring undergraduate and graduate degrees, diplomas, and certificates from across StFX’s four faculties—and honoured renowned judge, lawyer, volunteer and social activist Laurie Halfpenny MacQuarrie with the degree Doctor of Laws honoris causa. It was a day of double celebration as StFX President Dr. Andy...

An important new initiative highlighting Black student voices and racial justice and resiliency will take place at StFX this year as part of the annual Dr. Agnes Calliste African Heritage Lecture Series organized by the StFX Sociology Department. Along with the annual lecture, scheduled for Feb. 24, this year’s program will open on Thursday, Feb. 11th with the inaugural Dr. Agnes Calliste Black...

On Wednesday, Feb. 24, the 11th annual Dr. Agnes Calliste African Heritage Lecture Series, organized by the StFX Sociology Department, will take place when Dr. Rachel Zellars’ keynote lecture. “ A New World: Black Emancipation and the Work That Lies Ahead,” explores how on May 25, 2020, the world shifted. In the aftermath of the execution of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 60 countries and...

It was an exciting end to the year for StFX English professor Dr. Kailin Wright who saw her new monograph Political Adaptation in Canadian Theatre (McGill-Queens UP, 2020) listed on The Hill Times’ List of 100 Best Books in 2020, an annual feature The Hill Times compiles on the best non-fiction books of the year. “It is very exciting to see Political Adaptation in Canadian Theatre recognized in...

In November, St. Francis Xavier University’s Coady Institute celebrated a significant milestone for its Circle of Abundance – Amplifying Indigenous Women’s Leadership initiative. In a virtual event, Indigenous Program Lead Karri-Lynn Paul announced that the campaign surpassed its $1 million fundraising goal. During the event, attendees heard from program graduates, staff, and supporters. Paul also...

As new students filed into the Keating Centre on Sept. 10th, the first of two Welcome Days at StFX for 951 first year students, the members of the Class of 2024 were immediately welcomed by StFX staff members with a friendly greeting, conversation, and directions on the day. While the process for welcoming new and returning students this year looks much different than how StFX traditionally kicks...

Unsolved questions about the way water behaves and why it is so different from other liquids is a problem that has puzzled scientists for many years. But now, StFX physics professor Dr. Peter Poole is part of an international collaboration of scientists who’ve taken a big step forward in understanding how water behaves. The team has published a paper in the prestigious journal Science, presenting...

Article written by Kayla Klym (@email) On September 8th, 2020 the first comprehensive assessment of Earth’s heat inventory was published. The report is based on the concerted efforts of Karina Von Shuckmann and 37 co-authors from scientific institutions across the globe. This collaborative effort supported by the Global Climate Observing System combined cutting edge climate science...

Over 800 participants from around the world are joining together starting today, Sept. 21, International Day of Peace, for the start of the Local Women’s Voices for Peace, a four day virtual global conference hosted by StFX’s Coady Institute, that is marking the 20th anniversary of United Nations Security Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. “Recognizing the significance, and often under...

Some StFX students returned to campus early this fall for an immersive learning experience in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Earth sciences professor Dr. Dave Risk, along with course facilitators Katlyn MacKay and Chelsie Hall, took six students to the national park for the Environmental Earth Science field course. The students learned how to use equipment for sampling soil, water, air...

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Senior students—soon-to-be-graduates clad in black robes—took time to celebrate the spirit of community, to reflect on their journey at StFX so far, and to recommit to the pursuit of excellence as members of the Class of 2021 gathered at venues across campus on March 28 to participate in the Xaverian Farewell Ceremony. The ceremony, a traditional farewell for graduating students, bookends the...

Patti-Anne Tracey and Victoria Morley, two fourth year students in StFX’s Gerald Schwartz School of Business, have been recognized as exceptional business students and future leaders. Each has been awarded $30,000 as a 2020-21 recipient of the Frank H. Sobey Awards for Excellence in Business Studies. The two fourth year StFX students are among nine business students, studying at Atlantic Canadian...

A unique place in the educational world is found inside the Angus L. Macdonald Library on the StFX campus, where the Fr. Charles Brewer Celtic Collection—one of the premier collections of its kind in North America—is providing an important resource for StFX’s Celtic Studies Department and many more from international scholars to musicians, authors to playwrights. Just recently when The Highland...

StFX science students will have even more opportunity to participate in undergraduate research and to learn new skills thanks to a generous gift of $100,000 the university has received from the Marangoni Family, which includes longtime StFX chemistry professor Dr. Gerry Marangoni. The donation from the Marangoni Family to the Chemistry Department will be used to create a fund to support student...

St. Francis Xavier University will welcome almost 950 new alumni and will honour Nova Scotia Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang and Sean Boyd, Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, with the degree Doctor of Laws honoris causa, during Spring Convocation ceremonies on May 2. StFX will award degrees and diplomas to nearly 945 students from the Class...

Eric Sutton, a graduating StFX B.Sc. in human kinetics student from Peterborough, ON, has won the cost of his X-Ring by participating in an annual survey for senior students that gauges student satisfaction and experience. All who participate are eligible for a prize draw to win the cost of their X-Ring. The survey is administered by the Academic Vice-President and Provost’s office and the Office...

The StFX Class of 2021—a group of graduating students who persevered and thrived in a year like no other—was celebrated May 7, 2021 as StFX welcomed nearly 945 new alumni and honoured Nova Scotia Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang and Sean Boyd, Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, with the degree Doctor of Laws honoris causa, during Spring...