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Navigating change at Memorial University
President Janet Morrison on her first year at the helm.
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Program changes at Memorial raise concerns
Impact on faculty and students remains unclear amid decreased enrolment and financial challenges.
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Supporting human skill development in and beyond the classroom
AI heightens the need for the unique abilities of human beings.
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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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P.E.I. : Small island, big challenges
The ‘garden of the gulf’ has been grappling with a number of tumultuous issues in higher education, most of which involve its sole university.
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Positioning Canada’s universities for the future
Universities Canada’s new chair of the board of directors Deep Saini on the need to rebuild trust and other challenges facing the postsecondary education sector.
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University of King’s College faces up to its part in a decades-long sexual assault scandal
Its leadership is committing to changing a culture of silence that surrounded accusations around late professor Wayne Hankey.
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The balancing act of being a university president
Denis Harrisson looks back on his years as president of Université du Québec en Outaouais.
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Quebec’s tuition fee model: not able to see the forest for the trees
The Quebec government’s announced tuition fee increase for out-of-province students has sparked intense political debate over university funding.
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The faculty selection process: recommendations for selection committees
Instead of focusing on the “best” candidate, committees should instead ensure a good fit for the department.
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The rising financial precarity of universities
Canadian universities emerged from the pandemic with investment growth, but long-term sustainability is a consistent concern.
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The race to net zero
How universities are overhauling operations in an effort to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
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U of Guelph program cutbacks: a sign of things to come in Ontario?
University announces “intake pause” for 16 programs amid financial sustainability concerns at some of the province’s universities.
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StatCan report reveals impending shifts at highest levels of professoriate
Canada’s professoriate has become more diverse in terms of age, gender and race, but new data suggests those gains aren’t reaching the highest ranks.
