education in quebec

The Place with John Molson Business School & Other Quebec Curios

May 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Henry F. Hall Building of the then-Sir George Williams University in the 1970s. It is now Concordia University's social sciences building. Photo credit: Fonds Conrad Poirier/BAnQ

Concordia University is somewhat unique in its classification among the universities in Quebec: unlike Laval, Montreal, and McGill, Concordia is more of a comprehensive [read on]

Not Just Another French Catholic University & Other Quebec Curios

May 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Université de Sherbrooke's Faculty of Science. Photo credit: Uncivilfire/Wikimedia Commons/Google maps.

For a time, the hegemony of education in the Eastern Townships was located in Lennoxville, that is, Bishop’s University. But then along came the Université de Sherbrooke. [read on]

The Oxford on the Massawippi & Other Quebec Curios

April 30, 2015 // 1 Comment

Bishop's University's McGreer Hall, one of the main buildings on campus. Photo credit: JasonParis/Flickr

Bishop’s University is a primarily undergraduate university founded, as the name suggests, by a Bishop. Bishop George Jehoshaphat Mountain founded the college in 1843, and [read on]

Land Grants for McGill & Other Quebec Curios

April 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

McGill's iconic Arts Building, built in 1843. Photo credit: Paul Lowry/Flickr.

An ongoing series about the history of Quebec universities. This week: McGill University (founded 1821).