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 Lesley Brown
-Lesley Brown graduated with a PhD in kinesiology in 1966 and taught seventeen years at the University of Lethbridge, Albert before becoming vice-president at both Lethbridge and Mount Royal universities. Brown was appointed president of Yukon University in August 2021. Yukon College gained the status of university in May 2020, and Brown was tasked with finalizing and carrying out the strategic plan which includes creating a new science building on the main campus to bring outdated labs up to par. In 1924, Yukon University has 13 campuses across the Yukon. Brown hoped the Indigenous governance program would grow into an established school, and that the university can offer its own Bachelor of Nursing program in the future.((Dana Hatherly, “Canada’s 1st university north of 60 turns 60.”// Yukon News// (Whitehorse), 10 January 2024.))
+Lesley Brown graduated with a PhD in kinesiology in 1966 and taught seventeen years at the University of Lethbridge, Albert before becoming vice-president at both Lethbridge and Mount Royal universities. Brown was appointed president of Yukon University in August 2021. Yukon College gained the status of university in May 2020, and Brown was tasked with finalizing and carrying out the strategic plan which includes creating a new science building on the main campus to bring outdated labs up to par. In 1924, Yukon University had 13 campuses across the Yukon. Brown hoped the Indigenous governance program would grow into an established school, and that the university could offer its own Bachelor of Nursing program in the future.((Dana Hatherly, “Canada’s 1st university north of 60 turns 60.”// Yukon News// (Whitehorse), 10 January 2024.))
+Brown was the Yukon University president when it was accepted as the 97th member of Universities Canada in 2024, a move she said was the school's final step in its transition from a college. Brown accepted administrative leave from the university in November 2025 and left the position without ceremony. The Board stated that she had served with distinction and that the university had advanced key priorities in reconciliation and had solidified its identity as a university grounded and defined in and by the north. Dr. Shelagh Rowles, the school's provost, was named interim president and vice-chancellor.((“Yukon University president finishes term 'effective immediately,' school announces.” CBC News, 14 November 2025, website: Yukon University president finishes term 'effective immediately,' school announces | CBC News))