Sylvie Babarik

Fred Headon in front of McGill’s Roddick Gates. Fred Headon understands that the work of McGill’s Board of Governors may seem opaque. But when the new Chair of the Board speaks about it, he is both enthusiastic and proud of his colleagues. “We are a group of volunteers, but the Board members are remarkably committed to helping students, faculty and the larger community create an environment that fosters research and teaching excellence.

Fabrice Labeau, Angela Campbell and Salwa Karboune at the Morgan Arboretum during a Task Force visit to Macdonald Campus in June, 2026. Community members familiar with the Macdonald Campus know it as home to the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Science (FAES). What they may not realize is how much it has to offer the rest of the University as well, something that  the Task Force on the Future of Macdonald Campus is working to address.

McGill Security Services agents’ badges now feature alphanumerical identifiers – three pronounceable letters and three numbers – a system recommended by a professor in the Department of Psychology. In Quebec, security guards don’t have to display their names on their uniform. For some elected student representatives, this was a problem in moments of tension on campus, and they raised the issue at meetings set up by McGill’s Chief Security Officer (CSO) during the 2025-26 term.