Bishop's University is a small liberal arts university in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Located in the borough of Lennoxville, Bishop's is one of three universities in the province of Quebec that teach primarily in the English language (the others being McGill University and Concordia University both in Montreal). The university shares a campus with its neighbour, Champlain College Lennoxville, an English language CÉGEP. It remains one of Canada's ...
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Bishop's University is a small liberal arts university in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Located in the borough of Lennoxville, Bishop's is one of three universities in the province of Quebec that teach primarily in the English language (the others being McGill University and Concordia University both in Montreal). The university shares a campus with its neighbour, Champlain College Lennoxville, an English language CÉGEP. It remains one of Canada's few primarily undergraduate universities. The fact that it is a small university is considered to be one of its trademarks.
Established in 1843 as Bishop's College, the school remained under the Anglican church's direction from its founding until 1947. Since that time, the university has been a non-denominational institution.
Bishop's University has a strong academic history, and has graduated fifteen Rhodes Scholars.
Bishop's College was established by Bishop George Jehoshaphat Mountain in 1843 for the education of members of the Church of...
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