This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

MRU campus to undergo facelift with $15M donation from Taylor Family Foundation: https://mru.ca/be54 (CTV News – Don Taylor, donor; Tim Rahilly, President; Spirit River Striped Wolf, SAMRU)

$15-million donation from the Taylor family will transform MRU student spaces: https://mru.ca/ad7 (Calgary Herald/National Post)

Mount Royal University receives $15M donation from Taylor Family Foundation: https://mru.ca/932f (Calgary Sun – Don Taylor, donor; Tim Rahilly, President)

MRU receives $15 million donation from Taylor Family: https://mru.ca/a8ff (CJAY 92 Rocks)

$15 million donation from Calgary philanthropic family to MRU: https://mru.ca/93ea (CTV News at 6 – Don Taylor, donor)

Room to grow: $15 million gift from Taylor Family Foundation will transform Mount Royal University student spaces: https://mru.ca/e132 (Education News Canada – Don Taylor, donor; Tim Rahilly, President; Spirit River Striped Wolf, SAMRU; Demetrios Nicolaides, minister)

University Affairs: Headlines for April 30: MRU campus receives $15M donation from Taylor Family Foundation: https://mru.ca/4733 (University Affairs)

Alberta government releases strategy for post-secondary education: https://mru.ca/33567 (CBC Radio, The Homestretch, April 29 – Tim Rahilly, President)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Alberta Prime Time Politics Panel: https://mru.ca/6639 (CTV Two – Lori Williams, faculty)

Community leader empowers women through her volunteer work: https://mru.ca/578b (Calgary Journal – Irene Shankar, faculty)

Also worth noting

Tuition cap, boosting student aid part of Alberta’s 10-year strategy to overhaul post-secondary system: https://mru.ca/b0dd (Edmonton Journal)

Employee accused of stealing more than $500K from University of Lethbridge: https://mru.ca/7dd6 (CTV News)

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