Robert Sutherland Hall News Today

Provost Matthew Evans stopped mid-sentence as protesters stormed Senate.

Black lawyer, Robert Sutherland (1830–1878), ran a law office in Walkerton for 20 years and was elected reeve in 1872.

Black students launched a new space on campus to foster inclusivity and community at Queen’s University.

To balance the budget deficit, the Faculty of Arts and Science has pushed the implementation of budgetary measures to the 2026-27 school year.

Senators gathered in Robert Sutherland Hall on Nov. 2 to discuss ongoing budget issues, campus safety measures, and the University’s statements on the conflict in the Middle East.

The Black Student Club Caucus has received one follow-up on their open letter from a sitting member of AMS Assembly in the aftermath of the last AMS Assembly.

Queen’s Senate is looking to find solutions to support graduate and postdoctoral students who are facing financial stress, mental health difficulties, and housing insecurity.

“The category of Blackness and Black Studies has an inherent hybridity to it because the onslaught of colonialism and the transatlantic slave trade touched every single aspect of the lives of the people of African descent. Every single aspect,” Jennifer S. Leath, assistant professor for the School of Religion, said in an interview with The Journal.

To wrap up the fall semester, Queen’s senators agreed to another year of hybrid meetings.