Welcome to the fall term!

Acadia President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Peter Ricketts welcomes all returning students, faculty and staff to the fall term at Acadia University.

Dr. Sandra Barr wins prestigious Bancroft Award

Dr. Sandra M. Barr has been named the 2022 recipient of the Bancroft Award by the Royal Society of Canada. This biennial award is given for publication, instruction, and research in the Earth sciences that have conspicuously contributed to public understanding and appreciation of the subject.

Student displaced by war, welcomed to Acadia

Laura Karpov is a Ukrainian student who has been displaced by war and is starting her academic journey in Nova Scotia this fall. She was chosen as the recipient of Acadia University’s Formuziewich Bursary for Ukrainian Students.

Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership announced at Acadia

Acadia University is recruiting for the inaugural Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership – one of five prestigious academic appointments at universities across Canada to lead a first-of-its-kind collaboration focused on educating future leaders in government, politics and the public service.