Messages to the community
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November 8 - Remembrance Day 2024: President Goel reflects on the importance of those who protect our freedoms
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October 30 - Personal message to the Waterloo community: President Goel announces he will not seek a second term
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October 23 - Fall 2024 Convocation: A message from President Goel to the Class of 2024
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September 30 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024
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August 28 - Welcome to a new academic year, and the 2024 fall term: A message from President Goel
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June 28 - Stand together in support and inclusion: President Goel marks one year since Hagey Hall attack
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June 10 - Celebrating convocation: A message from President Goel to the Class of 2024
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June 2 - Recognizing Pride Month: A message from President Goel celebrating the diversity of Pride Month
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May 1 - Celebrating Asian Heritage Month: A message from President Goel highlighting Asian Heritage Month
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March 31 - Freedom to be who you are: A message from President Goel on International Transgender Visibility Day
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March 8 - Inspire inclusion: A message from President Goel on International Women’s Day
In the media
100,000 university spots in jeopardy
November 15, 2024
An overview of the current fiscal challenges facing universities across our province is highlighted in the Toronto Star. Ontario universities are facing some difficult decisions in the coming months and years based on a number of overlapping factors.
Read the Toronto Star article (subscription required).
Op-ed: There are too few black scholars
May 3, 2024
Canada’s post-secondary sector does not reflect the diversity of our country — particularly when it comes to Black academics.
Read the full op-ed in the Waterloo Region Record (for subscribers).
Op-ed: Lessons from COVID-19: we need long-term investment in research
September 27, 2023
Our universities build Canada’s capacity and develop the skilled workforce needed for emergency response.
Read the op-ed at Hill Times (subscription required)
Op-ed: Canada’s science and tech ecosystem is broken
September 20, 2023
Getting Canadian business to invest in fixing it is the key to future success
Read the full op-ed in the Globe and Mail (subscription required).
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