Memorial University is marking a significant step forward with the creation of its first academic unit in Labrador.
The Memorial University Senate has approved the School of Arctic and Sub-Arctic Studies, which will allow students in Labrador to take part in programs and receive full degrees without having to leave the region.
The new Labrador campus comes through a partnership between MUN, the Innu Nation, Nunatsiavut Government, and the NunatuKavut Community Council.
Indigenous groups will have voting seats on the unit’s academic council, which MUN says will help create Northern-led and Northern-focused programming.
Director of the Labrador Institute, Ashlee Cunsolo, says the development of a Labrador campus has been supported by all corners of the university’s community, including unanimous endorsement by the senate.
Faculty recruitment is the next step and will enable the development of programming for the new Labrador campus.