New CBC Ottawa podcast helps survivors of abuse ‘speak in their own words’
Basking in the light of their arguable heyday, podcasts have the potential to bundle storytelling, investigation, and public awareness into one engaging and... Read more.
Teen emergency room visits for self-harm doubled in past decade: U of O, CHEO study
Content warning: this article contains mention of self-harm and suicide. A list of mental health resources appears at the bottom of this... Read more.
U of O releases framework to address racism and discrimination on campus
The University of Ottawa has released a strategy to address racism and discrimination on campus, spurred by the carding and handcuffing of a... Read more.
U of O professor and PhD student share carding incident from 2017
A University of Ottawa professor and a PhD student who are both people of colour have shared their experience being carded by a campus security officer from... Read more.
What to expect from the final BOG meeting of the academic year
The University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors (BOG) is set to meet Thursday for their final time this academic year where they’ll look to approve... Read more.
U of O hires human rights expert to head racism inquiry
The University of Ottawa has hired a human rights expert to lead the investigation into the carding and handcuffing of a Black student by campus... Read more.
Shining the light on abuse
HIGH SCHOOLERS USE THEATRE TO KEEP THE STORIES OF BELL HS ALIVE When I walked into the small, dark theatre in the belly of the Ottawa Art Gallery, there was... Read more.
‘Not an isolated incident’: UOSU, profs urge university to take action after carding and handcuffing on campus
POLICY CHANGES, OPEN FORUMS, AMONG SUGGESTIONS MENTIONED The University of Ottawa Students’ Union (UOSU) met with University of Ottawa officials this week... Read more.
Letter: Protection services needs a complete overhaul
On June 13 University of Ottawa undergraduate student Jamal Boyce was racially profiled, carded and subsequently arrested by Protection Services for simply... Read more.
U of O launches racism inquiry after Black student carded, handcuffed by campus security
The University of Ottawa has launched an investigation after a Black student was carded and then handcuffed by campus security for over two hours on Wednesday... Read more.
What to expect at the June senate meeting
CREATION OF TWO NEW PROGRAMS ON THE HORIZON, RESULTS OF STUDENT SATISFACTION SURVEY RELEASED The University of Ottawa’s senate will discuss the results of... Read more.
Leslie Weir: From the University of Ottawa’s librarian to Canada’s
If you’ve spent any time at the University of Ottawa over the past 25 years, chances are you’ve had some kind of interaction with Leslie Weir, the... Read more.
Canada 2020 hosts armchair discussion with Barack Obama
FORMER PRESIDENT TALKS CANADA-U.S. RELATIONS, DIGITAL TECH IN EXCLUSIVE OTTAWA EVENT “Few presidents have walked a more improbable path to the White... Read more.
U of O student heads to Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference
A University of Ottawa student is riding an esteemed scholarship to Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in California next week, the tech... Read more.
APTPUO and university reach tentative agreement
The Association of Part-Time Professors of the University of Ottawa (APTPUO) and the university have reached a tentative first collective agreement for a group... Read more.
Canadian Federation of Students files legal challenge against province
The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) and the York Federation of Students filed a joint legal challenge against the provincial government to block its... Read more.
BOG talks 2019-20 budget, deficit, and underfunding at May meeting
The University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors met on May 27 to approve and discuss the university’s 2019-20 budget, with the Ford government’s upcoming... Read more.
Vehicle drives into Nelson Street home, no injuries reported
A large vehicle drove into a home on Nelson Street in Sandy Hill just after 10 a.m. this morning but no one was injured, Ottawa Fire Services said... Read more.
U of O to award seven honorary doctorates at spring convocation
CONVOCATION RUNS FROM JUNE 16-19 The University of Ottawa has released the names of the seven people who will share the stage with thousands of U of O... Read more.
What to expect from the May Board of Governors meeting
UNIVERSITY RUNNING A DEFICIT WHILE TUITION UP FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, TWO RESIDENCES TO CLOSE BY 2022 The University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors... Read more.
Between 30-40 profs could strike as early as Friday
The Association of Part-Time Professors of the University of Ottawa (APTPUO) said Wednesday that a group of between 30 to 40 part-time professors in the... Read more.
CityFolk drops 2019 lineup
LANSDOWNE PARK FESTIVAL RUNS FROM SEPT. 12-15 CityFolk has dropped the curtain on the lineup for this year’s edition of the four-day Lansdowne Park... Read more.
Student found dead in U of O residence
University of Ottawa students received an emailed statement from university president Jacques Fremont on May 22, informing of the death of a student in one of... Read more.
APTPUO gives notice of potential strike
STRIKE WOULD IMPACT PART-TIME PROFESSORS IN OFFICIAL LANGUAGES AND BILINGUALISM INSTITUTE The Association of Part-Time Professors of the University of... Read more.
Meet the U of O’s dean of health sciences
THIBAULT GREW UP IN VANIER, GRADUATED FROM THE U OF O AND PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY The faculty of health sciences at the University of Ottawa is... Read more.