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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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No funding promises for Memorial University in NL election campaign
Parties float private-college partnerships, tuition rollbacks, and job-focussed education as voters in Newfoundland and Labrador head to the polls.
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Help scientists ousted by America’s attack on knowledge
An open letter to leaders of higher education in Canada.
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Ontario: The new pragmatism
After a decade marked by funding cutbacks and a tuition freeze, the province’s universities face the future with an eye for opportunities.
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Where do the federal election candidates stand on postsecondary education?
Here’s a rundown of each party’s platform on higher education.
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Rethinking the role of social sciences and humanities to help drive innovation and productivity
Ted Hewitt, president of the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, discusses the need to think differently about how we measure and report the impact of humanities-related research.
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The complex costs of Quebec’s international student policy reforms
International students have gone from being seen as the solution to many issues to the problem.
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Science diplomacy could bolster Canada’s research reputation
More initiatives are being launched in order to tackle humanity’s common challenges.
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The exploitation trap of hope labour
Non-tenured and precarious faculty deserve better.
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NWT government formalizes tracking of territory’s higher ed system
Despite not being home to any universities, several partner institutions will be affected by the new Post-Secondary Education Accountability Framework.
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The growing estrangement between universities and society
The notion that the future of Canada lies in, or through, its universities is an increasingly hard sell.
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Bill 18 positions Alberta government as gatekeeper of federal research funding
Opponents say it poses a threat to academic freedom, institutional autonomy, and the future of the postsecondary sector in Alberta.
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New book offers hope on how to renew our troubled universities
Former University Affairs columnist Jessica Riddell wants academics to rewire their mindsets and perspectives on how Canadian universities are currently being run.
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The evolution of U Sports
How the university sport governing body is changing to meet the needs of Canada’s student-athletes.
