Dr. Shetina Jones speaks on campus during the raising of the Pan-African flag (FILE/University of Windsor)
Black History Month in Canada reaches a milestone in 2026, marking three decades of official recognition.
Looking back on generations past as well as into the future, the Canadian government has declared this year’s theme to be “30 Years of Black History Month: Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations – From Nation Builders to Tomorrow’s Visionaries.”
At the University of Windsor and in the Windsor-Essex community, events throughout February are planned to celebrate Black histories and futures.
— Published on Jan 28th, 2026
Kathleen Rose wrote her Master of Education thesis on video games, gender and body image (PROVIDED BY K. ROSE/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Kathleen Rose (MEd ’25) calls herself a long-time gamer, playing early role-playing games (RPGs) like Baldur's Gate since the 1990s.
As the mother of young children at the time, and as a woman in the male-dominated video gaming space, she began to wonder about what messages these games were sending to players about gender and bodies.
“As an English teacher, games are a text. They’re a media text like anything else,” she explains.
— Published on Jan 23rd, 2026
Chloé VidAmour is an APEX program coordinator, MSc kinesiology and health studies student, and Lancer track and field athlete (DAVE GAUTHIER/University of Windsor).
By Kate Hargreaves
In high school weight rooms across Essex County, leadership class students and students with disabilities are sharing in the joy of exercise.
Master of science in kinesiology and health studies student and APEX program coordinator Chloé VidAmour describes seeing these students build connections as “beautiful to watch.”
“We see this blossom of friendship,” she says. “It’s so fulfilling to see how much everyone loves the program.”
— Published on Jan 20th, 2026
Actors Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie play hockey rivals Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov in the hit streaming show Heated Rivalry. (BELLMEDIA/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
From social media to the Golden Globes, the spicy new TV show Heated Rivalry seems to be everywhere.
The Canadian-made romance, directed by Jacob Tierney and based on the book series by Rachel Reid, centres around fictional gay and bisexual professional hockey players navigating their on-ice careers and personal lives.
— Published on Jan 14th, 2026
PEAK makes physical literacy fun for kids 8 to 12 (NAOMI PELKEY/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Registration is now open for the Faculty of Human Kinetics’s Physically Empowered and Active Kids (PEAK) program, aimed at children aged eight to 12.
PEAK is a free physical literacy initiative, focusing on building children’s fundamental motor skills, from running to throwing and catching.
— Published on Jan 12th, 2026
Shantelle Browning-Morgan is a high school teacher and Joint PhD student (S. BROWNING-MORGAN/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Shantelle Browning-Morgan describes her passion for Black Canadian history as “rooted in blood memory, fuelled by a duty to honour the past, present and future.”
A descendant of Underground Railroad freedom seekers, Browning-Morgan has long worked to share that history through her work as a high school teacher and curriculum developer.
— Published on Jan 13th, 2026
IJEDID Circle faculty members committed to education, advocacy, and transparency in justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, Indigenization, and decolonization initiatives. Pictured left to right - Prof. Rachel Elliott, Dr. Noeman Mirza, Dr. Jamie Crawley, Dr. Sebastian Gyamfi, Prof. Heather Sweet. (KYLE ARCHIBALD/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
When the Faculty of Nursing’s IJEDID Circle first met in 2021, there was no agenda — just shared food, open conversation and a simple but powerful question: what should equity and justice look like here?
That conversation sparked a movement.
— Published on Jan 6th, 2026
Whether you’re reconnecting with classmates, celebrating Lancer pride or discovering how fellow alumni are shaping the world, the 2025 Fall/Winter Alumni Magazine has something for everyone. (PHOTO BY PETER MARVAL/University of Windsor)
By John-Paul Bonadonna
The Fall/Winter 2025 edition of the University of Windsor Alumni Magazine is now live online and available in both digital and limited print formats!
— Published on Jan 21st, 2026
University of Windsor alumna Alexis Gordon plays broom flying instructor, Madam Hooch in the first national tour of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Broadway play. (SUBMITTED BY ALEXIS GORDON/University of Windsor)
By Victor Romao
“Welcome to your first flying lesson.
“Step up to the left side of your broomstick.
“Stick your right hand over the broom and say, ‘Up.’”
“Up!”
The words soar through the theatre as Alexis Gordon (BFA Acting ‘12), guides her students in the art of broomstick flight, transforming the stage into an airborne adventure.
— Published on Dec 16th, 2025
Alumna Ana Masoud, student Meghana Reddy Allipur and host Aaron Fauteux recording the WE Belong Podcast episode highlighting their experiences as international students in Windsor, Ont. (SUBMITTED BY VICTORIA ABBOUD/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
Starting a new chapter is already difficult; starting one in a new country oceans away comes with its own set of challenges.
A University of Windsor student and recent graduate shared what it was like to move to Canada as an international student on a recent episode of the WE Belong podcast, discussing the trials, opportunities and insights that go along with it.
— Published on Jan 7th, 2026
Dr. Shetina Jones speaks on campus during the raising of the Pan-African flag (FILE/University of Windsor)
