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News and Events
Pathy Fellow Supporting Student Athletes to Lead Cultures of Consent
Aubrey Rose Apps is a recent graduate of Queen’s University where she co-chaired a student-based advocacy group called Consensual Humans. Motivated to continue this work beyond the walls of her alma mater, she is using her Pathy Fellowship to support student athletes to become leaders in consent education.
Jeannine Deveau Education Equity Fund Commits $14.5M to StFX including Renewed Commitment to Coady’s Circle of Abundance
StFX University announced an outstanding $14.5 million contribution from the Jeannine Deveau Education Equity Fund. This funding will support the creation of two new centres on campus – the Deveau Centre for Indigenous Governance and Social Justice and the Black Student Success Centre.
It also includes a five-year commitment to Coady Institute’s Circle of Abundance – Amplifying Indigenous Women’s Leadership programs alongside many other programs and projects.
Pathy Fellow working with Nigerian Rickshaw Drivers to Transition to Clean Energy
Anthony Ighomuaye is in Nigeria where he is using his Pathy Foundation Fellowship to convert rickshaws from fuel to solar energy, helping drivers save on fuel costs and power their homes while minimizing negative environmental impacts.
StFX espi-kina’matno’kuom etek Mi’kma’ki, wejkwa’taqanik Mi’kmaq maqamikewmuew mna’q iknmuetu’tik. Nalikitquniejk na Mi’kmawey wisun wjit Antigonish teluek Aklasie’w-iktuk, ‘place where branches are torn off.’
StFX is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaw people. The Mi’kmaw name for Antigonish is Nalikitquniejk, meaning ‘place where branches are torn off.’