Richardson Hall says hello to fresh new faces, and goodbye to some notable administrators.
Queen’s is experiencing changes in their senior administration team as they battle a projected $35.7 million operating budget deficit. This year, the University welcomed Provost Matthew Evans, and next month, Bob Lemieux will join as the new Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS).
Shelagh Rogers stepped into the role of Queen’s Chancellor in July, with predecessor Murray Sinclair ending his tenure and assuming the role of Special Advisor to the Principal on Reconciliation. Janice Hill, former associate vice-principal (Indigenous initiatives and reconciliation), retired this March after three decades at the University.
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Barbara Crow, dean of FAS, Jane Philpott, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), and Karen Bertrand, vice-principal (advancement), are three notable senior administrators who recently left or are soon leaving their positions.
Barbara Crow
After battling her faculties structural deficit, which garnered national media attention, Crow is going on administrative leave.
On July 18, Crow announced her departure from her role as the Dean of FAS. With her term scheduled to conclude in June 2025, she’s ending her tenure early on Aug. 1.
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It was a difficult year for FAS, currently dealing with a $13.8 million operating budget deficit. Crow and Provost Evans were at the helm of a chaotic townhall meeting about the University’s budget in December 2023.
Following the meeting, Crow stayed silent at another townhall with the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (ASUS). Faculty and student representatives questioned her leadership at a faculty board meeting in January. She broke her silence in an interview with The Journal in February where she explained FAS’s structural deficit. Six months later, she’s making her exit.
Bob Lemieux, dean of science at the University of Waterloo, will replace Crow as Interim Dean. The search for Crow’s permanent replacement is set to end in the 2025-26 academic year.
Karen Bertrand
Karen Bertrand swapped her Tricolour for Mustang Purple in June, assuming the role of Vice-President (Advancement) at Western University.
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The former Vice-Principal (Advancement) raised $139 million this year for the University. She secured a $100 million donation from alumnus Stephen Smith and a $25 million gift to Cara & Murray Sinclair Cancer Research Institute (SCRI).
The University is setting their sights on a $1 billion fundraising target. As Bertrand departs, the new Vice-Principal who will undertake this significant responsibility hasn’t been announced.
Jane Philpott
Despite being the University’s highest earner this year, Philpott’s taking her health policy and system expertise elsewhere.
Philpott has decided not to seek a second term as the Dean of FHS. Philpott, the first woman to assume the role, started her five-year term in July 2020.
The dean’s last day will be June 30, 2025.
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