Western University recognized artist and author Shani Mootoo with an honorary doctoral degree during the 2021 fall convocation.

Organizers of Western’s sexual and gender-based violence walkout from this fall have formed the Safe Campus Coalition to end gender-based violence on Canadian post-secondary campuses.

Western joined the University Climate Change Coalition earlier this month, becoming the fourth Canadian university to join the group researching solutions for climate change. 

Western’s Senate will discuss the possibility of extending the winter break next week after advocacy efforts from the USC and student senators.

Fifteen vehicle break-ins have been reported on Western’s campus from the start of this calendar year, following expected trends from past years. 

Western and Huron are continuing conversations around Huron’s separation from main campus, allowing them to set their own curriculum and grant their own degrees.

A man who was arrested twice near campus for harassing women was arrested a third time for assault.  

Western president Alan Shepard admitted the university “screwed up” the messaging on their new lanyard identification initiative.

The University Students’ Council marked Remembrance Day with a ceremony including stories of the contributions of Black and Indigenous soldiers to the Canadian war effort.

Western students held a climate strike ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, demanding action from the university and local leaders.