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Professor was under investigation for sexual harassment before his death

Written on March 10, 2020. Posted in News, University.

This article was updated with new information on April 30, 2021. Andrew Bretz’s family provided The Journal with new documentation in March 2021. This article discusses sexual harassment and may be triggering for some readers. The Journal uses “survivor” to refer to those who have experienced...

Queen’s refuses to provide details about misogynistic Facebook page investigation

Written on January 17, 2020. Posted in News.

Queen’s confirmed on Wednesday it has investigated the misogynistic Facebook page Kings of Queen’s, but declined to provide any further details. “The University has investigated the incident, and has taken appropriate action,” Mark Erdman, community relations and issues manager, wrote in a statement...

Deane pledges to seek update from police on Chown Hall investigation

Written on January 17, 2020. Posted in News.

More than three months after police were notified that a racist and homophobic note was found in a Chown Hall common room, no updates have been provided on the status of their investigation. On Oct. 10, the University released a statement on behalf of Principal Patrick Deane that announced the incident...

AMS President and former Judicial Affairs Manager respond to external investigation report

Written on April 4, 2019. Posted in News, Student Politics.

Last week, the AMS published results from an external investigation which cleared President Miguel Martinez of multiple allegations. “I am pleased the external investigation has concluded,” Martinez said in a statement to The Journal. “We can now begin to move on from this.” The executive summary...

Investigation into AMS president to cost $15k

Written on February 1, 2019. Posted in News, Student Politics.

AMS assembly passed a motion Thursday night to spend $15,000 on President Martinez’ investigation. The cost for the investigation will be sourced from the Board of Directors’ budget, and is estimated to take the external party 45 hours to complete. Before Assembly voted, Martinez took the floor to...

Queen’s to make additional inspections of soccer nets in light of recent tragedy

Written on June 26, 2017. Posted in News.

Queen’s will be inspecting their soccer nets following the tragic death of a 15-year old Kingston resident in May. On May 12, 15-year-old Garrett Mills was doing chin-ups on the crossbar of a soccer net in Napanee when it tipped over and fell on the left side of his head, crushing the teen’s skull...

Queen’s suspends professor for a month after insubordination investigation

Written on August 2, 2016. Posted in News.

On June 29, Queen’s administration sent a letter to engineering Professor Morteza Shirkhanzadeh, asking him not to attend work or perform duties for a month. It’s the third time in a year he’s been suspended without pay. On the morning of July 2, Shirkhanzadeh read the news via email from the newly-appointed...

Private company to examine Shirkhanzadeh case amid new allegations

Written on June 6, 2016. Posted in News.

A decade of allegations against Queen’s— for research misconduct, violated academic freedom and institutional non-compliance — are now being investigated by an external body. The 10-year-old case begun with engineering professor Morteza Shirkhanzadeh, who first brought allegations to Queen’s of plagiarism...

Mudslide sparks search for body of Queen’s alumnus

Written on October 1, 2013. Posted in News.

New Zealand police announced last week that they are scaling back their search for missing Queen’s alumnus Connor Hayes. Hayes, who graduated from Queen’s in 2010, travelled to New Zealand from South America alongside his girlfriend Joanna Lam, 24, to help her settle down prior to her new hospital...

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Professor was under investigation for sexual harassment before his death

Queen’s refuses to provide details about misogynistic Facebook page investigation

Deane pledges to seek update from police on Chown Hall investigation

AMS President and former Judicial Affairs Manager respond to external investigation report

Investigation into AMS president to cost $15k

Queen’s to make additional inspections of soccer nets in light of recent tragedy

Queen’s suspends professor for a month after insubordination investigation

Private company to examine Shirkhanzadeh case amid new allegations

Mudslide sparks search for body of Queen’s alumnus

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