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What are we, Taylor's sixth studio album? Because we've got a big reputation!

Maclean's published their hotly anticipated Canadian university rankings this week. Of the 22 small universities in Canada, Acadia came in first place for reputation and fourth overall.

“This is a huge undertaking and a big step for Acadia,” says Cassel Busse, Director of Acadia’s new School of Nursing.

After three years of hosting satellite students for Cape Breton University’s Nursing program, this September marks the first term of Acadia’s independently administered School of Nursing.  

At 14 years old, Sophia Rae’s world shattered. When she heard the news that her aunt had been killed in the 2020 mass casualty event in Nova Scotia, she says she knew she would never be the same.

Now, Sophia is a psychology student at Acadia with plenty of resilience training under her belt. But back then, Sophia knew that there was a better way forward, and she was determined to bring it into being. If not for herself, then for all the youth struggling with mental health issues and not getting the help they need.