The renovated moot court at Windsor Law’s Ianni Building, viewed during Justice Paul J. Barnes’ recent return to campus for his Class of ’04 20-year reunion. Justice Barnes, a Windsor Law graduate, was recently appointed to the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto. (SARAH SMITHERMAN/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
Long before he was appointed a seat on the bench of Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice, Paul J. Barnes was learning how to think on his feet in a Windsor Law courtroom, honing the civil litigation skills that would define his legal career.
Barnes, a member of Windsor Law’s class of 2004, has been appointed an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, the Government of Ontario announced last month.
— Published on Feb 5th, 2026
First Franco-Ontarian flag raising at the University of Windsor with the francophone community on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Courtesy EMMANUELLE RICHEZ/ University of Windsor)
The University of Windsor is leading a new initiative to improve the transferability of Francophone courses across Ontario universities.
— Published on Feb 9th, 2026
Joshua Sealy-Harrington (left) sits alongside collection contributors Reakash Walters, Dayna N. Scott, Mona Paré, and Samuel Singer at the book launch, as co-editor Anne Levesque speaks at the podium. (SUBMITTED BY JOSHUA SEALY-HARRINGTON/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
How does Canadian public law shape our lives — and who really holds the power behind it?
Critical Conversations in Canadian Public Law, a new edited collection that brings together voices from across the country, considers these questions and offers a critique that is often overlooked in traditional legal education.
— Published on Feb 4th, 2026
Director of the Humanities Research Group, Professor Kim Nelson, speaking at a past talk at the University of Windsor. (KYLE ARCHIBALD/ University of Windsor)
— Published on Feb 5th, 2026
UWindsor students on a past Teach Tanzania trip (FILE/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
When Bachelor of Education students Jillian Wawrow and Jessica Mladenoski pack their suitcases this April for their trip to Tanzania, they’ll also be loading up bags of school supplies, toiletries and menstrual products.
Wawrow and Mladenoski are two of the 16 participants in this year’s Teach Tanzania trip, which has allowed students to make the three-week trip to Tanzania each spring since 2008.
— Published on Feb 4th, 2026
Anthony Pollock pauses beside the iconic Olympic rings in Milan, as the Winter Games are set to begin later this week. (SUBMITTED BY ANTHONY POLLOCK/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
For many sports fans, the Olympic Games unfold over two thrilling weeks.
But for Anthony Pollock, a University of Windsor Human Kinetics alumnus working with the Canadian Olympic Committee, the journey to the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games has been years in the making.
— Published on Feb 3rd, 2026
University of Windsor Interdisciplinary & Critical Studies professor, Ashley Glassburn, took part in a retreat as an artist-in-residence at Point Pelee National Park. (ASHLEY GLASSBURN/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
Place was more than just inspiration for Ashley Glassburn during her time as an artist in residence at Point Pelee National Park — it was built directly into her creations.
Interested in materials and their connections to where they come from, the Interdisciplinary & Critical Studies professor used minerals harvested from the park’s shorelines to create her pottery.
— Published on Jan 29th, 2026
Jackman Dramatic Art Centre at the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ont. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (LINDSAY CHARLTON/ University of Windsor)
From viral posts to public addresses, the way authority figures speak is changing — and the effects are being felt far beyond the podium.
CBC Ideas executive producer Greg Kelly will be the next speaker in the Humanities Research Group’s (HRG) talk series, delivering a public lecture Thursday on language, authority and public discourse.
— Published on Jan 27th, 2026
Odette School of Business professor Dr. Kyle Brykman holds a photo of his grandparents Mary and Sam Hoppe, cradling him as a young boy — a reminder of the generations shaped by Holocaust survival and the responsibility of remembrance. (SUBMITTED BY KYLE BRYKMAN/University of Windsor)
By Victor Romao
For Odette School of Business professor Dr. Kyle Brykman, International Holocaust Remembrance Day is about remembrance and responsibility.
Observed annually on Jan. 27—the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp—International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorates the six million Jews whose lives were lost and promotes education and global action against hatred, intolerance and antisemitism.
— Published on Jan 27th, 2026
More than 230 fourth-year students recited the University of Windsor Engineering Oath during the Faculty of Engineering’s Iron Pin Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 16, 2026. (KYLE ARCHIBALD/University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
More than 230 engineering students pledged their commitment to integrity, respect and positive impact as they complete their final year of studies and prepare for the professional world.
— Published on Jan 27th, 2026
The renovated moot court at Windsor Law’s Ianni Building, viewed during Justice Paul J. Barnes’ recent return to campus for his Class of ’04 20-year reunion. Justice Barnes, a Windsor Law graduate, was recently appointed to the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto. (SARAH SMITHERMAN/University of Windsor)
