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Arlene Fajutrao Dosen appointed Associate Vice-President, Alumni Engagement 

Fajutrao Dosen, who has more than three decades of leadership experience at McMaster, will work with faculties, partners and the alumni association to foster alumni pride and engagement.
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Dr. Nancy Baxter appointed as McMaster University’s next Vice-President and Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences

Baxter brings a remarkable record of achievement across academic medicine, health system leadership and research excellence.
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We enter the spring with momentum and optimism: A message from President Susan Tighe

As we turn the corner from winter, President Susan Tighe shares updates about the past few months, and wishes students the best as they finish critical assignments and prepare for exams.
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Celebrating the people who make McMaster thrive

On Employee Appreciation Day, we celebrate the dedication and passion of McMaster faculty and staff who make our university exceptional.
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Get to know the CEO of McMaster Innovation Park: Q & A with Gailene Tobin Vandenheuvel

Leadership, innovation and hot yoga: The head of MIP shares insights on her life, approach and vision.
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Notice of elections to university-wide governing bodies and faculty committees

Elections will be held March 3 – 5, 2026 to fill vacancies on university-wide governing bodies and faculty committees. 
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A life of service and leadership: In memory of L.R. Wilson

A giant in Canadian business and public service, and a visionary and generous friend to the university, Chancellor Emeritus Lynton ‘Red’ Wilson leaves an enduring legacy of leadership.
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A warm McMaster welcome for the new Vice-Provost Indigenous

At a community celebration that featured drumming, singing and laughter, Beverly Jacobs shared moving remarks about her life, her experiences as a Haudenosaunee woman studying law, and her vision for advancing Indigenous education and scholarship at McMaster.
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History professor Lara Campbell will be Wilson College’s new academic director

Campbell, a specialist in Canadian women’s and gender history, also holds the Wilson College Endowed Chair in Leadership and Civic Studies.
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Call for additional nominations: Faculty elections

Elections will be held in March 2026 to fill vacant positions on faculty committees and university bodies in the faculties of Business, Engineering, Humanities, Science and Social Sciences.
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Call for nominations: University-wide governing bodies

Elections will be held March 3-5 to fill vacant undergraduate student, graduate student, teaching and non-teaching staff representative seats in several University-wide governing bodies.
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Setting the Course: McMaster community weighs in on planning process

More than 1,000 faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members shared their insights at the first of a series of community consultations to create the university’s next strategic plan.