Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nathan Hall learned early on that a personal sense of identity only goes so far when people make assumptions based on how you look or your family’s background. Hall’s father immigrated to Canada from Jamaica; his mother was born in the Maritimes and is of Afro Nova Scotian and Guyanese descent. Graduating from uOttawa with a degree in sociology, questions of belonging...

The Canadian Women’s Movement Archives is a collection of personal papers, buttons, flyers, and other materials representing the second-wave feminist movement that began in the 1960s. It brings together a registry of over 282 descriptions of artifacts held by 59 archival institutions across Canada. Thanks to support from generous donors, the University of Ottawa Library has hired a storyteller to ...

Vice-President, International and Francophonie Sanni Yaya invites the University community to collectively contribute to the various projects currently underway that aim to build a new Francophonie, one that will serve as a setting for personal growth, empowerment, and openness to the world.

The IEI team at Human Resources helped the André E. Lalonde National AMS Facility receive much-needed, state-of-the-art equipment that was being held up due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Join the Alumni Relations Office October 3 for a frank dialogue on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).  This hybrid event will be an opportunity to hear Soukaina Boutiyeb (BSocSc ’11), Nathan Hall (BSocSc ’07), Professor Awad Ibrahim and Jon-Ethan Rankin-Kistabish (LLL ’18) discuss and challenge how EDI initiatives are implemented in institutions.

Jessica Gaudet’s search for the perfect formula helps open up new possibilities for the dairy industry.

We asked students why voting is important to them.

Finding ways to be dynamic and innovative at the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, is a constant priority for Marie-Eve Sylvestre. Here, she reflects on the major projects undertaken during her first year as dean and looks ahead at what's to come.

Students who enrol in a French-language program in counselling psychology at uOttawa are responding to a need for more mental health services for francophones living outside Quebec.

March is the Mois de la Francophonie. The University joins the international community in celebrating the French language and culture in all its forms. Whether French is your first language or you’re new to the language of Molière, here are some of the reasons uOttawa students say they chose to study in, or learn, French.