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McGill appoints French emissary, makes peace with province
After dropping its legal battle over out-of-province tuition hikes, the university increases its efforts to promote French language and culture.
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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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Recalibrating Canadian universities to meet the Mark (Carney)
How university leadership can better support Canadian innovation and economic growth.
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Quebec’s proposed Constitution sparks universities’ opposition
Provincial government amends the bill's controversial section 5 after outrage from the higher education sector.
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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.
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New guide helps researchers up their science communication game
Practical advice for how academics can learn to embrace science advocacy.
