Universities urged to work together to ramp up AI adoption
COU report outlines AI’s risks to privacy, security, integrity, autonomy, copyright, and the environment, while advising institutions to responsibly embrace the technology.
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Learning through community service
When students work with social organisms, everyone benefits.
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Learning software hack bolsters the case for digital sovereignty
Critics say Canvas security breach shows the need for universities to regain control of their own data.
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Saskatchewan offers Ukrainian students international tuition relief
Many others face drastic tuition increases as their status is set to change from ‘domestic’ to ‘international’.
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Share your expertise and write what you know
Writing a book in retirement can be a source of immense satisfaction.
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The double-edged sword of autonomy
Professors enjoy enviable freedoms, but our inner taskmasters can put us in chains.
Two solitudes: Quebec Universities in WWII
Historical researcher explores English-French divide over Second World War.
Opinion
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Science must become a pillar of Canadian foreign policy
With technological developments reshaping global governance, science cannot remain isolated from international relations.
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The dangers of over-securitization
Are Canadian universities losing out on valuable transnational education opportunities with China?
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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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Share your expertise and write what you know
Writing a book in retirement can be a source of immense satisfaction.
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The double-edged sword of autonomy
Professors enjoy enviable freedoms, but our inner taskmasters can put us in chains.
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How to hook an SSHRC postdoc grant
Two tips for a catchy opening that will make your proposal stand out.
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Breaking through the “A” track
A woman’s guide to academic leadership.
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Learn when to say no… and yes!
How to strike your own balance between ambition, institutional expectations, and personal limits.
Northern Shift
The alarming rise of far-right movements in Canada.
Equity
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Breaking through the “A” track
A woman’s guide to academic leadership.
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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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AI and the future of learning: Why you can’t miss this year’s Canadian EdTech AI summit
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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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