Scarborough Charter faces headwinds
Anti-racism group steps up efforts amid budget cutbacks, EDI backlash.
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UBC student mobilizes climate advocacy to drive change
Sadie Vipond, a plaintiff in the country’s landmark youth climate lawsuit, is urging universities to prepare students to meet the realities of a warming world.
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Breaking through the “A” track
A woman’s guide to academic leadership.
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Federal $29M fund embeds PhDs and post-docs into tech firms
Talent Innovation Canada receives promised funding to match grad students with companies to develop new technologies.
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It’s time for philosophy to regain its rightful place
With an influence that extends to nearly every intellectual domain, philosophy is indispensable to the mission of a university.
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Getting research out of the lab: supporting the “Third Mission” of Canadian universities
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Historical researcher explores English-French divide over Second World War.
Opinion
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UBC student mobilizes climate advocacy to drive change
Sadie Vipond, a plaintiff in the country’s landmark youth climate lawsuit, is urging universities to prepare students to meet the realities of a warming world.
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It’s time for philosophy to regain its rightful place
With an influence that extends to nearly every intellectual domain, philosophy is indispensable to the mission of a university.
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Getting research out of the lab: supporting the “Third Mission” of Canadian universities
Nationally consistent express licences can unlock untapped value in Canadian universities.
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Universities must steer AI in the public interest
TMU provost calls for collective effort to apply ethics, human good to AI governance.
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What are universities really for and why does it matter now?
A review of Knowledge Under Siege: Charting a Future for Universities, University of Regina Press, 2026.
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Breaking through the “A” track
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Breaking through the “A” track
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Q&A with Canada’s former special representative on combating Islamophobia
Amira Elghawaby champions religious accommodations on campus.
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Fourteen women receive engineering scholarships in commemoration of 1989 Montreal massacre
Initiated by Polytechnique Montréal in 2014, the scholarship program has vastly expanded its support for female engineering students.
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The Scarborough Charter and addressing anti-Black racism among francophone postsecondary institutions in Quebec
Under the charter, Canadian postsecondary institutions pledge to establish frameworks to eliminate anti-Black racism from their campuses.
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