Try refreshing your browser. A human response to Laurentianâs inhuman insolvency process Back to video In the spring of 2013, I accepted an offer to complete my PhD at Laurentian University in the Human Studies program. Having completed two degrees in Toronto, and having accumulated some debt, I was looking for a more affordable option for my degree. I knew of LUâs reputation as a small, student-oriented university with big ambitions. At the time of my entrance, LU was a bustling intellectual community that had a lot to offer. The cool thing about my program and many programs like it was how it brought together professors from across the campuses to teach in graduate studies.