MAPLE LEAGUE REPORTS
An extraordinary approach to Undergraduate Education
The Maple League universities strive to build critical thinkers and leaders through the delivery of an extraordinary 21st-century liberal education.
Collaboration is at the heart of all of our endeavours
Our four institutions — Acadia, Bishop’s, Mount Allison, and St. Francis Xavier universities — share a common vision, mission, and values.
We are all committed to outstanding teaching, exceptional hands-on research experiences, collaborating closely with students, and creating unique opportunities to contribute to communities at home and around the world.
In our shared efforts, we are guided by two fundamental questions:
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What can we do together that we cannot do on our own?
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How does working together enhance what we already do on our individual campuses?
These questions demand we re-wire our mindsets around higher education in order to think carefully and critically about who we are and what we do in new and innovative ways; it calls upon us to be creative and bold in designing signature initiatives, and it asks us to be open to radical disruption and upend structural and systemic barriers in order to equip our graduates with the skills and competencies necessary to thrive.
The national trend to massify undergraduate education ― where students are treated as consumers or as data points on a spreadsheet ― is alarming. In contrast, our Maple League universities individualize undergraduate education ― where students are treated as producers and collaborators in their own learning journeys ― with a holistic approach to learning within the classroom and beyond.
Why a Maple League education?
Maple League land acknowledgement
The Maple League of Universities are built on lands of Indigenous peoples, the Abenaki (members of the Wabanaki Confederacy) at Bishop’s, and the Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) at Acadia, Mount Allison, and St. Francis Xavier universities. They are the traditional stewards and protectors of the territories. In our institutions we value indigenous ways of knowing and honour the hard work ahead on truth, reconciliation, and justice with Indigenous peoples.
Maple League Francophone heritage
Our four universities are located in regions with rich Francophone heritage (Acadian and Québécois), and we value the cultural and linguistic contexts of the areas in which we live and study. Students of the Maple League are afforded a unique opportunity to pursue their university education in a predominantly English-speaking environment while learning about and immersing themselves in Francophone culture, language, and traditions.