Research Chairs | St. Francis Xavier University

StFX is home to several research chairs that are supported by the Government of Canada, as well as endowments and sponsoring organizations. The annual Research Chair Colloquium Series (formerly the StFX Research Chairs Lecture Series) features talks given by chairholders to the StFX University Community.

Research Chairs

Canada Research Chairs

Dr. W.F. James Chair of Studies in the Pure and Applied Sciences

Gatto Chair of Christian Studies

John Jerome Paul Chair in Research for Equity in Mathematics Education

Jules Léger Research Chairs in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Hudson Research Chair in Canada-US Relations

Mila Mulroney Research Chair in Women, Policy and Governance Leadership

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The L'nu symbol. L’nu is a word the Mi’kmaq use to describe themselves, meaning “human being” or “the people.”

StFX espi-kina’matno’kuom etek Mi’kma’ki, wejkwa’taqanik Mi’kmaq maqamikewmuew mna’q iknmuetu’tik. Nalikitquniejk na Mi’kmawey wisun wjit Antigonish teluek Aklasie’w-iktuk, ‘place where branches are torn off.’

StFX is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaw people. The Mi'kmaw name for Antigonish is Nalikitquniejk, meaning ‘place where branches are torn off.’

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