Shelagh Rogers is the 16th Chancellor of Queen’s University, succeeding the 15thChancellor, 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.
Starring Brian Thomas Isaac & Tracey Lindberg. Hosted by Shelagh Rogers
Starring Antonio Michael Downing & Shelagh Rogers
In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that we live, work and play on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Iyarhe Nakoda Nations, the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta District 6, and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.
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