Michael Goldbloom has been appointed as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Bishop’s University. Michael’s appointment is effective August 1. He is a well-known newspaper publisher, lawyer and community leader. He began his career as a labour lawyer at Martineau Walker, now Fasken Martineau (1981-91), and then served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Montreal YMCA (1991-94). Mr. Goldbloom is the former Publisher of The Gazette, from 1994 to 2001. He joined Canada's largest newspaper, the Toronto Star, as Deputy Publisher in 2003 and became its Publisher in 2004. Mr. Goldbloom has a distinguished record of community leadership. He was President of Alliance Quebec and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ville Marie Social Services Centre and of Selwyn HouseSchool in Montreal. Mr. Goldbloom is Senior Fellow in Media and Public Policy with the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and Media@McGill.