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Budget pressures put satellite campuses under threat
Universities wrestle with educational mission, financial realities.
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B.C. higher education: tweak or reform?
In the coming provincial election, parties offer different proposals for a system under strain.
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Quebec universities: 60 years of change
From the Quiet Revolution to the present day, universities have profoundly transformed Quebec society. As a provincial election rapidly approaches, we reflect on their changing mission over six decades of often tense history.
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Universities struggle to be heard in Quebec election
In a campaign dominated by the U.S. trade war and the soaring cost of living, universities assert their continued importance.
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Where do Quebec’s political parties stand on higher education?
With the provincial election less than a month away, we provide a roundup of platforms and promises.
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Universities participating in Canadian militarization: the case against
Henry A. Giroux argues that the militarization of Canadian universities threatens to transform institutions devoted to critical inquiry and democratic life into extensions of the warfare state.
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Canadian universities and the new defence imperative: the case in favour
Martin Maltais argues that Canadian universities must play a greater role in strengthening the country’s defence capacity while preserving academic freedom and scientific independence.
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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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Why has the Atlantic region been hit hardest by IRCC’s student visa cuts?
Reduced international student intake threatens local economies, workforce pipelines and long-term growth in less populous regions.
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Montreal students, professors, protest Quebec’s Bill 9
Demonstrators to rally against law that restricts the wearing of religious symbols and forbids prayer rooms in higher education institutions.
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Spring fiscal update boosts colleges, trades training
Universities also ‘want to be a big part’ of educating the new Canadian workforce, says UC president.
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Northern Shift
The alarming rise of far-right movements in Canada.
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Medical profs question Ontario’s “merit”-based admissions law
Societal needs should be considered alongside academic prowess in med school admissions, doctors argue.
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Degrees of Change
British Columbia’s funding pressures, shifting enrolment and policy reforms signal sweeping changes ahead for colleges and universities across the province.
