Cafley: New woman president at uOttawa is just a first step | Unpublished
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Author: Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen
Publication Date: June 11, 2025 - 10:46

Cafley: New woman president at uOttawa is just a first step

June 11, 2025
For the first time in its 177-year history, the University of Ottawa has appointed a woman as president and vice-chancellor. Marie-Eve Sylvestre’s historic appointment deserves celebration—loud, proud and unapologetic. It’s a glass-ceiling shatter heard across campus, in lecture halls and around board tables across the country. Read More


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