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String of Zoom hackings across Canadian universities appear to be racially motivated

Written on February 26, 2021. Posted in News.

Early in February, a Queen’s event run by the School of Religion was subject to a racist and homophobic Zoom hacking. Zoom hackings have occurred throughout Canadian post-secondary institutions since the start of the pandemic. Though the platform has implemented measures to prevent such attacks, it...

School of Religion apologizes for “distressing violation” by hacker at Zoom event

Written on February 3, 2021. Posted in News, University.

The School of Religion released a statement acknowledging the “disturbing incident” that happened during an event it hosted Tuesday afternoon. The event was a guest lecture by Dr. Kathryn Lofton of Yale University, called “The Present Life of Blasphemy: Kanye West in American Popular Culture.” The...

Queen’s Zoom lecture hacked with violent images including swastikas

Written on February 3, 2021. Posted in News.

This story was updated with new information on Feb. 3 at 1:30 p.m. Queen’s Hillel, the Jewish cultural club on campus, acknowledged a violent incident that occurred at a public event hosted by the School of Religion in a statement Tuesday night. “It has come to our attention that a short time ago,...

Queen’s closes theology programs

Written on November 13, 2015. Posted in News.

After nearly 175 years in existence, Queen’s has closed the doors on its theology programs. During a meeting on Nov. 3, the University Senate voted to end theology programs in the School of Religion, including the Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.), Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and Bachelor of...

News in brief

Written on October 7, 2011. Posted in News.

Student wins entrepreneur award Emily Dimytosh, Comm ’12, was awarded the Satchu Prize by Canada’s Top 36, a national entrepreneurial development program late last month. The business leadership award is the highest recognition the organization can give to an individual member. As a year-long program,...

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String of Zoom hackings across Canadian universities appear to be racially motivated

School of Religion apologizes for “distressing violation” by hacker at Zoom event

Queen’s Zoom lecture hacked with violent images including swastikas

Queen’s closes theology programs

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