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Letter: Institut franco-ontarien severing ties with Laurentian University

Letter: Institut franco-ontarien severing ties with Laurentian University

The director of the institute says Laurentian is turning its back on its bilingual roots, which is why the IFO is moving to the University of Sudbury
Letter: Someone has to answer for nursing home residents dying of neglect

Letter: Someone has to answer for nursing home residents dying of neglect

The Ontario Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission report found some residents died of what appeared to be neglect during the darkest days of outbreaks in long-term care homes and this letter writer feels blame for the response should go all the way to the top
Letter: No one wants to camp in the YMCA parking lot, but they have no choice

Letter: No one wants to camp in the YMCA parking lot, but they have no choice

Poverty activist says ‘deep poverty and a lack of affordable housing’ have left many people with few options
Letter: ‘Leaked’ letter from former LU leaders leaves more questions

Letter: ‘Leaked’ letter from former LU leaders leaves more questions

‘Seasoned university administrators know that universities are always in thrall to the unforeseen, the unexpected’
Letter: Ford gov’t indifference to Laurentian not surprising, says Liberal candidate

Letter: Ford gov’t indifference to Laurentian not surprising, says Liberal candidate

David Farrow: Conservative government has proved it is no friend of Ontario’s world-class network of universities
Letter: Why is the mayor of Greater Sudbury paid more than the premier of PEI?

Letter: Why is the mayor of Greater Sudbury paid more than the premier of PEI?

Take your hands out of taxpayers’ pockets, Mr. Mayor
Letter: Prof. emeritus urges Laurentian's continued involvement with Nobel-winning SNOLAB facility

Letter: Prof. emeritus urges Laurentian's continued involvement with Nobel-winning SNOLAB facility

The university announced last month it is discontinuing its physics programs
Letter: Recently retired Laurentian prof demands accountability from leadership

Letter: Recently retired Laurentian prof demands accountability from leadership

Bill Crumplin says his ‘heart aches’ for his former colleagues
Letter: For often-ignored Northern Ontario, Laurentian University was ‘a beacon of hope’

Letter: For often-ignored Northern Ontario, Laurentian University was ‘a beacon of hope’

‘The work being done at LU, the university-industry collaborations, the thriving intellectual and cultural communities, are all under threat,’ says letter-writer who earned his PhD at Laurentian as he runs down a list of influential professors impacted by insolvency cuts
Letter: Most people don’t realize they benefit daily from discoveries made through university research

Letter: Most people don’t realize they benefit daily from discoveries made through university research

Those who blame faculty salaries or say universities serve no purpose are operating under a misconception, says Laurentian University professor