MUN graduates ready for the next step after spring convocation
Memorial University convocation has graduates ready for their next chapter. The CBC’s Madison Taylor spoke to the university’s newest alumni.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7219215?cmp=rss

MUN offers voluntary retirement to employees aged 60+, cuts academic programs by 4%
Memorial University is cutting academic spending by four per cent in its new budget, and offering voluntary retirement to employees aged 60 and up—raising "serious concerns" for MUN's faculty association.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mun-budget-2026-9.7213525?cmp=rss

Limited supplies, maximum flavour: Cooks face off in Disaster Chef competition
As part of Memorial University's emergency preparedness expo, three home cooks were challenged to do a lot with a little, preparing meals only using items in an emergency survival kit.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/disaster-chef-2026-9.7199375?cmp=rss

An Iranian in St. John’s explains why he fears the ceasefire between the U.S. and his home country more than the war
Jalal Afzal is a PhD student at Memorial University. He tells the CBC’s Carolyn Stokes about why the two-week ceasefire between the United States, Iran and Israel has him on edge.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7156631?cmp=rss

MUN cuts social worker seats when more professionals needed in N.L., warns NAPE
Memorial University has cut the number of seats at the school of social work at a time when there’s a major need for these professionals, says the public sector union.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mun-social-work-seats-9.7148542?cmp=rss

MUN students' union says it's considering opening door to CHMR independence
While the future of a campus radio station is set to be voted on in the coming hours, Memorial University Students' Union is considering allowing it to carry on collecting some funding.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/chmr-notice-amendment-9.7149668?cmp=rss

Shortage of teachers in rural schools creating divide in province’s education system
The problem is part math, part geography. There are simply not enough new teachers taking positions in the province’s rural schools to replace the teachers who are retiring. The NLTA and Memorial University are sounding the alarm.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7142869?cmp=rss

No department? No problem: MUN students secure top prize at national biomedical competition
A group of Memorial University students took home the top prize at a national biomedical engineering competition earlier this month — despite the school not having a dedicated biomedical engineering department.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mun-biomedical-competition-win-9.7140757?cmp=rss

MUN graduate students are at risk of losing health insurance because of the union's $2M debt
Thousands of graduate students are at risk of losing their access to health and dental insurance, all because the union that represents them has incurred almost $2 million in debt. According to a statement made by Memorial University’s Gra...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mun-graduate-students-are-at-risk-of-losing-health-insurance-because-of-the-union-s-2m-debt-9.7135973?cmp=rss