Jaskiran Braich (left), pictured at a moot competition, is the inaugural recipient of the Alexandra J. Paul Memorial Scholarship. (SUBMITTED BY JASKIRAN BRAICH/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
As the world watches the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, stories of dedication, perseverance and national pride are unfolding on the ice and snow.
At the University of Windsor Faculty of Law, attention turns closer to home, remembering one of its own whose Olympic journey inspired so many.
Alexandra J. Paul represented Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia before later earning her law degree at Windsor Law.
— Published on Feb 19th, 2026
Dr. Edward Cruz is pictured at the Faculty of Nursing, where his research includes advancing the integration and success of Internationally Educated Nurses within Canada’s healthcare system. (GAM MACASAET/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
As Canada faces ongoing health-care worker shortages, internationally educated nurses (IENs) are increasingly relied upon to fill critical roles.
Research by Dr. Edward Cruz, a professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Windsor, suggests many of these nurses continue to encounter systemic barriers that limit their ability to fully integrate into the workforce — even as they are actively recruited to meet demand.
— Published on Feb 18th, 2026
Second-year mechanical engineering students (from left to right) Kai Luong, Owen Lebel and Andrew Raoux secured second place in the junior design division at the Ontario Engineering Competition in Ottawa, Ont. (ANDREW RAOUX/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
After winning their home competition, three University of Windsor engineering students earned a second-place finish in the junior design division at the Ontario Engineering Competition in Ottawa.
At last month’s competition hosted at Carleton University, second-year mechanical engineering students Andrew Raoux, Kai Luong and Owen Lebel earned one of two qualifying spots for the Canadian Engineering Competition with a project that launched and safely landed an egg “astronaut.”
— Published on Feb 18th, 2026
The Faculty of Education has released its Strategic Plan guiding teaching, learning and research for the next five years.
By Kate Hargreaves
The University of Windsor’s Faculty of Education has launched its new strategic plan for 2025-2030.
Grounded in extensive consultations with faculty, staff, students, alumni, community members and school boards, this plan will help shape teaching, research, partnerships and impact over the next five years.
“Central to this plan is the Faculty’s commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization,” says Dr. Ken Montgomery, dean of the Faculty of Education.
— Published on Feb 13th, 2026
Teacher candidates from the Faculty of Education distributed more than 200 bags of fresh produce donated by the Unemployed Help Centre at the Togetherness Initiative (PROVIDED BY G. PIZZUTO SERRA/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Over 100 families attended this year’s Togetherness Initiative, an annual event organized by teacher candidates in the Faculty of Education.
As part of the service-learning course Vulnerability, Marginalization and Education (VME), BEd students planned and implemented the event at Frank W. Begley Public School in Windsor, offering activities and supports for local families facing economic and social barriers.
— Published on Feb 13th, 2026
Academic Clinic Director Gemma Smyth is pictured in the Windsor Law Ianni Building, home to the Class Action Clinic, where students gain hands-on experience advancing access to justice. (JOEL GUERIN/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
Since 2019, the University of Windsor’s Class Action Clinic has been working to help class action members file claims, recover compensation and navigate complex legal processes.
It is the only clinic of its kind in Canada, dedicated exclusively to representing class members.
On Feb. 16, that work will reach a new milestone.
— Published on Feb 10th, 2026
The University of Windsor has been ranked amongst Time Magazine's top universities worldwide (FILE/University of Windsor)
TIME Magazine has listed the University of Windsor as among the World’s Top Universities for 2026.
In this competitive global ranking, UWindsor was ranked number 22 in all of Canada and in the top eight in Ontario.
— Published on Feb 10th, 2026
Olivia Marsella won the Board of Governors in-course medal for education (PETER MARVAL/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Bachelor of Education student Olivia Marsella always had a passion for helping others.
In fact, before pursuing teaching, she completed an undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree during which she realized her real passion, even within healthcare, was education.
— Published on Feb 5th, 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)
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
Jaskiran Braich (left), pictured at a moot competition, is the inaugural recipient of the Alexandra J. Paul Memorial Scholarship. (SUBMITTED BY JASKIRAN BRAICH/University of Windsor)
