It’s Western Day!

Join us as we celebrate our founding in 1878

Celebrate our founding in 1878! Wherever you are in the world you can take part as we commemorate Western’s history. See what’s happening on campus, virtually and around the world.

Top Alumni Stories of the Past Year

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Peter Howitt, MA‘69, Wins Nobel Prize in Economics

Map detail from 1893 shows the unpopulated area above the Forks of the Thames and south of Oxford Street that would become known as Oxford Park in 1901. Courtesy of Western Archives.

Oxford Park, London:
A History Reclaimed

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From Western to Dragons’ Den: Apricotton

Founded on March 7, 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth (1817–1901) of the Anglican Diocese of Huron, ‘The Western University of London Ontario’ opened its doors to students for the first time in 1881 with four faculties – Arts, Divinity, Law and Medicine. Learn more about Western’s history.