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Teaching & Learning
Outstanding Scholar Nicole Vanier and Dr. Tim Brunet
May 13th, 2026

Outstanding Scholars students, friends and family gathered to celebrate the 2025/2026 graduating cohort.

The third annual Outstanding Scholars Gala celebrated the program’s hallmarks: curiosity, courage and community.

Nicole Vanier won the Outstanding Scholar Leadership Award for her contributions to the Outstanding Scholars Committee, academic excellence and work as a research assistant in the Rondeau-Gagné Group lab.

Research & Innovation
Ali Mozafari stands in front of two emergency vehicles during training at CAF base in Windsor.
May 13th, 2026

By Sara Meikle

Ali Mozafari’s path through the University of Windsor has been anything but linear.

A fourth-year nursing student with research experience spanning health sciences and engineering, his story is defined by resilience, curiosity and determination.

“Honestly, it’s been a chaotic journey,” he said. “But I’m proud of how I turned it around and everything I’ve been able to do since.”

People, Equity & Inclusion
Group of students outside Dillon Hall with banner for African Diaspora Youth Conference
May 22nd, 2026

By Kate Hargreaves 

Hundreds of future Lancers gathered at the University of Windsor May 7 and 8 for the 24th annual African Diaspora Youth Conference. 

Secondary students of African descent from Windsor, Toronto, the Greater Toronto Area, Guelph and Georgian Bay got to experience the UWindsor campus first-hand, participating in a variety of activities, workshops and keynotes across two days.

Teaching & Learning
Students digitizing archives for Miami Nation
May 12th, 2026

By Lindsay Charlton

For decades, the Miami Nation of Indiana has been fighting for its sovereignty to be acknowledged by the United States government, an effort a group of UWindsor students recently supported by helping preserve historical records.

Community & Partnerships
Dancers at the pow wow held in the University of Windsor's Toldo Lancer Centre.
May 12th, 2026

By John-Paul Bonadonna

Drums and the rhythm of dancing feet echoed through the Toldo Lancer Centre as hundreds gathered for the fifth annual Alumni and Student Pow Wow, Saturday, May 2.

The celebration continues to grow in both size and significance for the University and the wider community.

Latest News
Digital edition of Alumni Magazine on a laptop.
May 12th, 2026

The University of Windsor Public Affairs and Communications (PAC) department invites faculty, staff, students, researchers and alumni to help shape the upcoming edition of the UWindsor Alumni Magazine.

PAC is seeking stories of:

Teaching & Learning
Dr. Sherry Morrell pictured with RN Prescribing students
May 12th, 2026

By Sara Meikle

As Canada continues to confront longer wait times and growing pressure across a strained health-care system, the University of Windsor is preparing to mark a national milestone that reflects both urgency and innovation in care delivery.

Teaching & Learning
Dean Sheppard-LeMoine stands outside on campus holding the new textbook she co-edited
May 11th, 2026

By Sara Meikle

At the University of Windsor Faculty of Nursing, classroom concepts have moved into print.

A new national publication featuring several faculty contributors is doing more than filling a gap in academic literature — it’s helping define how future nurses across Canada will learn, think and practise.

Community & Partnerships
Sahra Bulle Conference
May 13th, 2026

By John-Paul Bonadonna

The Sahra Bulle Foundation, in collaboration with the Office of the Vice-President, People, Equity, and Inclusion, is inviting presenters, advocates, educators, artists, researchers, front-line workers and community leaders to submit proposals for the fourth annual #IAmSahraBulle Conference, taking place Nov. 26, 2026.

Teaching & Learning
Sherri-Lynn Soumis in her classroom
May 7th, 2026

By Kate Hargreaves 

Sherri-Lynn Soumis’s mentor used to tell her to “pay it forward” whenever she could. 

As a high school English teacher, Soumis is doing just that as an associate teacher, mentoring University of Windsor teacher candidates through their practice teaching placements.