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Column: Why Laurentian University’s recent decision-making doesn’t spark confidence. I
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Column: Why Laurentian University’s recent decision-making doesn’t spark confidence. I
Article content There is certain to be significant brain drain from the City of Greater Sudbury following Monday’s announcement that Laurentian University is discontinuing more than 60 programs. The university has been seeking creditor protection through the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act since February. On Monday, it announced some of the fallout from that proceeding includes shuttering 58 undergraduate programs, including 34 English-language and 24 French-language offerings; as well as 11 graduate programs. A total of 69 programs will be discontinued. The university is maintaining...
Lambda Social January 14, 2021 – Posted in News by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief Open food services on Laurentian’s campus have been limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic in September. But the shutdowns don’t seem to end. With the second lockdown being extended to January 23rd, one of the two remaining places to get food on campus is closing its doors. In an email to students, the SGA said the Pub Downunder has closed “due to unforeseen circumstances” and “will be closed for the foreseeable future.” Ben MacKenzie, SGA’s Vice-President of Student Life said...