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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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Universities have a critical role to play in the fight against “forever chemicals”
As PFAS contamination spreads, universities must champion interdisciplinary learning, ethical reform and community partnerships, says Robert Bilott, the attorney at the center of Dark Waters.
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Ontario lifts tuition freeze, injects $6.4B in post-secondary sector
New provincial strategy also overhauls student assistance program and promises to align university programs with labour market.
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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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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.
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United Nations University Hub opens at U of Calgary
UN think tank will tap into water expertise at the Alberta-based university.
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Universities welcome clarity on national security rules
New policy includes lists of sensitive research areas and foreign institutions considered national security risks.
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A ‘precrime’ has been prevented – or has it?
A recent decision to deny a Chinese student’s visa to complete his PhD in Canada is raising questions about presuming motivations.
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The Ford government is ignoring its own campus free speech policy
By calling on student groups to withdraw certain controversial statements, the minister of colleges and universities is demonstrating that the policy was and is a hollow gesture.
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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.
