Alumni News

Mar 26, 2025 Knowledge Exchange and Impact Celebration Honours Outstanding Contributions

The Knowledge Exchange and Impact Celebration honoured this year’s recipients of the Renée Soulodre-La France Excellence in Research Award (Early Career), King’s Research Excellence Chair – Established, King’s Research Excellence Scholar Grants, and King’s SIG Explore and Exchange Grants.
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Mar 21, 2025 Stopping hate and creating change in our community

Two King’s alumnae are using their King’s studies to lead the charge in addressing hate and discrimination in London through their work on the City of London’s Stop Tolerhating campaign.
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Mar 17, 2025 Isaiah Johns '20 Joins Ottawa Redblacks as Coaching Assistant

Johns says he learned a lot about himself as a person and an athlete at King’s and wants to continue to reach new heights, learn as much as possible, and enjoy the journey.
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Mar 12, 2025 King's History students receive $27,000 for transformative overseas learning experience
Support from the Canadian Battlefields Foundation and the Legion National Foundation is helping King’s students engage in a powerful overseas learning experience that brings history to life. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Mar 8, 2025 Dr. Penner's study works towards closing gender pay gap in academia
Ground-breaking research by faculty at King’s University and Western University on the long-term impacts of the gender pay gap in Canadian academia has drawn attention from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Mar 3, 2025 Making a Difference in Mental Health
March is National Social Work Month, and we caught up with Samantha Riley, BSW '16, MSW '17, to learn about her journey, her passion for mental health care, and her advice for aspiring social workers. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Feb 28, 2025 Day at King's endeavours to empower Black students

A BSW student brought Black high school students to campus for a glimpse into university life at King’s.
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Feb 7, 2025 From the headlines to the classroom

King’s alumnus Stephen de Boer, Deputy Minister and Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor, talked to King’s students about Canadian foreign policy and delivered some career advice to them.
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Jan 30, 2025 King's Players bring Firebringer to Kenny Theatre stage
The production has provided King’s students with an opportunity to forge new friendships and showcase their passion for theatre. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Jan 28, 2025 Celebrating Excellence: President's National Scholarship Recipients Honoured

A special luncheon was held to recognize the exceptional academic achievements of first-year students who earned the prestigious President’s National Scholarships.
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Jan 27, 2025 King's welcomes Karen Thomson as COO
King's is pleased to welcome Karen Thomson to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), overseeing overseeing Foundation and Alumni; Communications and Marketing; and Physical Plant. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Jan 21, 2025 Navigating Paths to Success
Bridget Ofosu-Andam, BA '23 (Social Justice and Peace Studies), is a passionate advocate for equity, social justice, and community empowerment. Through her work and volunteering, she impacts countless lives locally and globally. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Jan 16, 2025 From King's to Peru: Alumna & staff member witnesses impact of local NGO
In 2023, Melissa Page Nichols travelled to Peru as part of her volunteer work with Heart-Links, which works to advance community development in northern Peru, and has many similarities to King’s in terms of vision and mission. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Dec 20, 2024 Thank you to King's employees achieving service milestones
Congratulations to our long-serving employees who have achieved service milestones. We thank them for being big on King’s. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Dec 19, 2024 Introducing Our Top Stories of 2024
The King’s Marketing, Communications and Media Relations department has compiled its list of the top stories of the past year in this special “Year in Review” to celebrate the events and accomplishments of 2024. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Nov 26, 2024 King's alumnae trying to get more domestic violence education into Ontario schools
The CBC has provided coverage on how King’s psychology grads Lucy Fisher, Sofi Kotilehti, and Jessica Mitchell are taking the Agnes Penner Prize-winning “Breaking the Cycle” project which teaches youth about intimate partner violence, and trying to get it into school curriculums. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Nov 21, 2024 Excellence in Teaching Award winner presents Christopher Perrin Beatty Lecture

Dr. Lynda Hutchinson ’01, this year's Excellence in Teaching Award recipient for full-time faculty, used her experience and insights to present this year’s Christopher Perrin Beatty Lecture on self-regulated learning in the 21st century classroom.
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Oct 23, 2024 King's grad embraced opportunities to become a leader
In an article for Western News, Misko Kicknosway '24 discusses how leadership opportunities she had through King's and Western has helped her land a position at the University of Manitoba, as assistant to the director of Indigenous leadership programming. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Oct 21, 2024 Shopping at King's helps students at King's
The King’s Connection offers great King’s gear, with all of the proceeds from the store going directly into funding student programming. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Oct 8, 2024 Meet Axelle Flemming BA '03
Axelle Flemming, Vice President of Talent and Transformation at K2 Services, reflects on how her King's education shaped her personal and professional growth, the importance of community, and her passion for supporting the next generation of leaders. Facebook Twitter Linkedin