Month: November 2025

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The Loy Excellentia Initiative — a non-profit organization founded by BU professor Dr. Aloysius Anyichie in 2023 — has opened registration for a peer mentorship program that’s designed to support students of African descent studying at post-secondary institutions across Canada in the 2025–26 academic year.

This free mentorship program pairs incoming or early-stage students with experienced students, or pairs students in their final year with professionals who can provide guidance, shared cultural understanding, and practical strategies for success in academic, personal and professional life in Canada.

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Brandon University Dean of Arts and Professor of History Dr. Gregory Kennedy has received one of Canada’s most prestigious honours in French-language historical scholarship. His book Lost in the Crowd: Acadian Soldiers of Canada’s First World War (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024) has been awarded le Grand Prix de l’Institut d’histoire de l’Amérique française, given annually to the best scholarly book on the history of the French in North America.