Every year, McGill alumni and friends join in Homecoming celebrations and activities – with special guest speakers, class and faculty reunions, fascinating topical lectures from McGill experts and much more.

Planning for Bicentennial At-Home Homecoming 2021 is underway, so stay tuned for more information. We’ll share updates on this webpage and by email, so make sure we have your up-to-date contact information.

At-Home Homecoming 2020 On Demand

Last year’s At-Home Homecoming celebration was unlike anything we’ve done before. Even though we couldn’t gather on campus for our usual fall festivities, the McGill community came through in spectacular fashion with a unique lineup of masterclasses, webcasts, and alumni events to be enjoyed from home. Thank you for making our first-ever At-Home Homecoming a success!

Missed some of our must-see events?

Don’t worry! You can watch recorded versions of At-Home Homecoming content below:

Beatty Lecture: Progress and Enlightenment in the 21st Century
Featuring Steven Pinker, BA’76, DSc’99 and moderated by CBC journalist Sean Henry

Town Hall with Principal Suzanne Fortier: Perspectives on McGill at a Crossroads

Leacock Lecture: Sense, Nonsense and Science
Featuring Dr. Joe Schwarcz, BSc’69, PhD’74

Golden Jubilee: A 50th Anniversary Celebration for the Class of 1970

Making Room for Authenticity to Thrive
Featuring Professor Patricia Faison Hewlin, moderated by the Honourable Eleni Bakopanos, BA'76
Brought to you by the McGill Women’s Alumnae Association

Celebrating McGill Muslim Alumni
Featuring Mohammed Ashour, MSc’11, MBA’19, moderated by Munema Moiz, BSc’16
Brought to you by the McGill Muslim Alumni Society

Has the Grass Ever Been Greener? (Anti)Blackness in Canada in the COVID-19 Era
Featuring advocates and activists Desmond Cole, Annamaria Enenajor, BCL/LLB'12, Anthony Morgan, BCL/LLB'12, and Emilie Nicolas, moderated by Brittany Williams, BCL/LLB'19
Brought to you by the McGill Black Alumni Association

Masterclasses:

COVID-19: What’s the prognosis?
Brought to you by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Leveraging Technology to Advance Teaching and Learning
Brought to you by the Faculty of Education

Imagining a Post-Pandemic World
Brought to you by the Faculty of Arts

The New Vic: Creating an International Centre for Sustainability Sciences and Public Policy
Brought to you by the Faculty of Science

Made for All Challenge - Challenging the World to Develop an Affordable Ventilator
Brought to you by the Faculty of Engineering

Women Leaders in Higher Education: How Far We’ve Come and What’s Next?
Brought to you by the Faculty of Dentistry and Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

A 360°​ Approach to Supporting Indigenous Learners
Brought to you by the School of Continuing Studies

The Olympic Experience: McGill Trio Weighs In
Brought to you by Athletics and Recreation

The Future of Work and Business post COVID-19 
Brought to you by Desautels Faculty of Management

Pandemic in a Pandemic: COVID-19 and Law 
Brought to you by the Faculty of Law

Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Food Security 
Brought to you by the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Performance Psychology: Supporting Musician Performance at the Highest Level
Brought to you by the Schulich School of Music

Sustainability

We are proud to announce that At-Home Homecoming has been awarded a Virtual Sustainable Event certification by the McGill Sustainable Events program, run by the McGill Office of Sustainability. To achieve this certification, we are working with Montreal-based suppliers, including voices from a wide range of McGill community members in our events, and offering free admission to make events accessible to all audiences.

Nous sommes fiers d’annoncer que Retrouvailles virtuelles a été certifié comme événement durable par le programme d’Événements durables de McGill du Bureau du développement durable de l’Université McGill. Pour atteindre cette certification, nous nous sommes engagés à travailler avec des fournisseurs locaux, à inviter plusieurs membres de la communauté mcgilloise à participer à nos événements, et à offrir une programmation gratuite pour tout le monde.