‘It’s what we need’: Nunavut senator praises Inuit Nunangat University announcement
With a location chosen in Arviat and a new $50 M pledge, the Inuit-led university pursues its plans to open in 2030.
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Student athletes chase Olympic dreams
University students from across the country are skating, skiing and sliding their way into the history books at the 2026 Winter Games.
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Do our university programs have value to students? (Are we sure?)
Ensuring value for students requires thoughtful attention to program design and delivery.
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Mila aims to make chatbots safer
AI institute develops filters to protect psychologically distressed users.
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Leading a university through turbulent times
Marie-Eve Sylvestre, University of Ottawa’s new president, discusses leadership, academic freedom and the future of universities.
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Rethinking the role of higher education in an AI-integrated world
Mark Daley, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at Western University, reflects on the role of universities in a world where intelligence is abundant.
The King and AI
A team of international scholars tackles a historical work of epic proportions.
Opinion
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Rethinking the role of higher education in an AI-integrated world
Mark Daley, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at Western University, reflects on the role of universities in a world where intelligence is abundant.
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Recalibrating Canadian universities to meet the Mark (Carney)
How university leadership can better support Canadian innovation and economic growth.
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Bob Rae urges universities to remain climate-change leaders
In a volatile world, universities form bulwarks of scientific integrity and technological development, says former U.N. ambassador.
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The Campus Green
University Affairs launches new sustainability column.
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Defending the Academy
Current challenges offer opportunity to reassert our public purpose.
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Do our university programs have value to students? (Are we sure?)
Ensuring value for students requires thoughtful attention to program design and delivery.
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Studying in French as an anglophone? Mais oui!
Pursuing graduate studies in a second language is daunting but, ultimately, rewarding.
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Preparing for flexible career paths in academia and beyond
A new open education resource helps train grad students for professional life outside the academy.
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Public engagement: duty or detriment?
Should speaking on topics of public concern be part and parcel of academic life?
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Documenting your work for promotion and tenure
Setting up a filing system now is a gift to your future self.
Wags over worries
A look at how campuses across Canada use pet therapy programs to support students’ mental health.
Equity
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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 Mintz Report is wrong on EDI
Demanding ‘institutional neutrality,’ Alberta’s report on the post-secondary system risks silencing equity.
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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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Responding to growing criticism of equity, diversity and inclusion policies
An interview with David Robinson, executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, which represents faculty, librarians and researchers at 125 postsecondary institutions.
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AI and the future of learning: Why you can’t miss this year’s Canadian EdTech AI summit
Empowering human-centered sustainable learning in an AI-inspired world.
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Meet Marie-Eve Sylvestre, the new University of Ottawa president who sees a world of possibilities
Bringing people together to change the community and the world.
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Meet Wisdom Tettey, Carleton University’s new president
Transformation through education.
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