Principal Daniel Woolf began Tuesday’s Senate commenting on the Ford government’s Fall Economic Statement, released Nov. 14. 

The University expects a new free speech policy by mid-December, weeks before the Ford government’s January 2019 deadline.

Next Tuesday, Senate will vote to approve “major” changes to the Public Health Sciences PhD program, citing its outdated scope.The proposal to update the program, approved by the dean of health sciences in June, cleared the Senate Committee on Academic Development (SCAD) on Oct. 10 to reach a final vote in Senate early next week.According to SCAD’s written report to Senate, students in the program “have not been well served” by its focus. The program’s current scope, epidemiology, refers to the study of health and disease conditions in different populations.

Adrian Thomas, the former general manager of catering services at the Bader International Study Centre (BISC), claimed he was terminated because of his mental illness. 

All recreational smoking and vaping of cannabis on campus will be prohibited after its legalization in Canada on Oct. 17. 

Former professor in the Queen’s department of Political Studies and the School of Physical Health and Education, C.E.S. (Ned) Franks passed away peacefully on Sept. 11. He was 81.

This month, Queen’s will be adjusting the salaries of roughly 200 faculty members currently employed at the University. 

The Dean of the Faculty of Law, Bill Flanagan, has announced he won’t seek another term after 11 years at the school.

Saudi Arabian medical students training at Queen’s will be allowed to complete their studies, according to a statement from the University.