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Three students smile while walking and talking outside of the University of Windsor's Toldo Lancer Centre.

Henrique Géa has been appointed University Registrar at the University of Windsor, effective Oct. 1, 2026. (Courtesy of Henrique Géa/University of Windsor)
Aug 24th, 2026

WINDSOR, Ont. — The University of Windsor has appointed Henrique Géa as University Registrar, effective Oct. 1, 2026. 

President and Vice-Chancellor Emeritus Dr. Alan Wildeman, the University of Windsor’s sixth president, led the institution from 2008 to 2018 and helped guide a major period of campus renewal and downtown expansion. (FILES/University of Windsor)
Jun 20th, 2026

WINDSOR, Ont. — President and Vice-Chancellor Emeritus Dr. Alan Wildeman, whose decade of leadership helped transform both the University of Windsor and the city's downtown core, died June 16th at the age of 72. The University's flags have been lowered in his honour.

"Dr. Wildeman played a pivotal role in helping the University become the institution it is today," said President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. J.J. McMurtry.

Researchers with the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research collect a water sample from a boat in the Detroit River
Jun 18th, 2026

WINDSOR, Ont. — The University of Windsor has reached its highest-ever position in the QS World University Rankings, ranking third in Ontario among non-medical universities and placing among the world’s top 20 per cent for research impact.

Spring Convocation
Jun 2nd, 2026

WINDSOR, Ont. — The University of Windsor will celebrate more than 4,100 graduates at its 125th Spring Convocation, June 2 to 5, 2026, with nine ceremonies honouring students from every faculty at the Toldo Lancer Centre.

Dr. Barbara Crow has been named provost and vice-president, academic, at the University of Windsor, effective July 1, 2026. (BARBARA CROW/University of Windsor)
May 20th, 2026

WINDSOR, Ont. — The University of Windsor has appointed Dr. Barbara Crow as provost and vice-president, academic, effective July 1, 2026.

Dr. Crow brings to the role a distinguished record of senior academic leadership, a research career focused on gender, technology and communication and a sustained commitment to graduate education and student success.