Shelagh Rogers

Shelagh Rogers is the 16^th Chancellor of Queen’s University, succeeding the 15^thChancellor, The Honourable Murray Sinclair.  A veteran broadcast-journalist, she most recently was the host and co-creator of CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter, the award-winning program devoted to writing in Canada. 

 In 2011, Rogers was inducted as an Honorary Witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; she has since devoted her focus to amplifying Indigenous voices and narratives. That same year, she was named an Officer of the Order of Canada. Rogers has been recognized with honorary doctorates from eight  universities, and served as Chancellor of the University of Victoria for two terms spanning from 2015 to 2021. She is a member of the Métis Nation of Greater Victoria and was the 2022 Symons Medalist. Rogers  lives in Winnipeg, the same city as her cuzzin Murray Sinclair.