Acadia ALERT - Campus Closed (Weather)

Today, Tuesday, January 27, 2026, Acadia University will remain closed, with the exception of residences and Wheelock Dining Hall, due to the current campus and travel conditions. Wheelock Dining Hall may adjust their hours and any change in hours will be communicated through Residence Life.

Employees and students are not expected to come to campus and only employees deemed essential are required to report to work. Non-essential employees are not expected to work during the closure. Any events scheduled for today will be postponed or cancelled.

Updates will be posted on www.acadiau.ca and pre-recorded on Acadia’s Information Line: 902-585-4636 (585-INFO) and on 585 phone system voicemail. If you need emergency-related information, please contact the Department of Safety and Security by dialing 88 on all 585-phone systems, or by calling 902-585-1103.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Acadia University

Department of Safety & Security

902-585-1103

security@acadiau.ca

(Tuesday January 27, 2026 @ 9:42 am)

Claudine Bonner explores the legacy of Black Cross Nurses

"Because with the loss of every community elder, regardless of the community, you lose a library..."

The Chronicle Herald speaks to Dr. Claudine Bonner, Associate Professor of History, about her investigation of the Black Cross Nurses, who were an important part of local African-Caribbean communities that are now in danger of being lost to history.

Dr. Bonner describes the important role these women played in providing health care to communities, beginning with their origin around the time of another infamous pandemic: the Spanish Flu.

Read the article