Dr. Lynn Wells 

President and Vice-Chancellor,
Laurentian University

Dr. Lynn Wells is a Canadian scholar, teacher and university leader, with nearly 20 years of experience in senior academic leadership positions. In April 2024, Dr. Wells became the 12th President and Vice-Chancellor of Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.  

Dr. Wells served as Provost and Vice-President Academic at Brock University from 2020 to 2023, where she also held a concurrent appointment as Interim President and Vice-Chancellor for fifteen months. Prior to 2020, she was the inaugural Associate Vice-President, Students and Teaching at MacEwan University in Edmonton and held senior positions at the University of Regina, including Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Associate Vice-President Academic. For seven years, Dr. Wells worked directly with Indigenous people and communities through her service as Vice-President Academic and Special Advisor to the President at First Nations University of Canada. As a leader, Dr. Wells has demonstrated her commitment to key issues such as national reconciliation, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. Dr. Wells is a respected scholar in her field of Contemporary British Fiction, having published two books and numerous articles. She holds a Master’s in English and a B.A. Honours (summa cum laude) in English and French Studies from York University, along with a PhD in English from Western University.