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Budget proposes more than $1B for student and youth employment
Funds also promised for TMU med school, Inuit Nunangat University.
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Co-designing the curriculum
In the Students as Partners approach, instructors collaborate with students to develop a university course.
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Searching for sustainable solutions to food insecurity on campus
Skyrocketing student financial need has called for universities to go beyond the food bank model.
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The highs and lows of being a Black grad student
The brainchild of one scholar, the webinar series, The Good and the Bad of Black Grad, has provided a platform for Black academic voices across the country.
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Dog therapy: what I’ve learned overseeing 60 canine campus teams
The B.A.R.K. program – Building Academic Retention through K9s – creates opportunities for students and community members to spend time with therapy dogs.
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We need to improve teachers’ mental health literacy
Faculties of education have a role to play in ensuring that teachers can identify and respond to students’ mental health challenges.
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Universities take steps to tackle food insecurity on campus
Students, researchers and charitable organizations are mobilizing to find solutions to improve food security.
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Do universities put too much weight on student evaluations of teaching?
Research suggests that student evaluations of teaching are often badly designed and used inappropriately. But change is underway.
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Editors Canada releases new guidelines for the ethical editing of students’ work
The guidelines require students to have a letter signed by their instructor indicating what kind of editing help is permitted.
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National survey to shed light on postsecondary student homelessness
After years of collecting anecdotal data, UNB professor Eric Weissman is leading a study to bring the issue of student homelessness out of the shadows.
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Ontario student groups fear fees opt-out policy will reduce quality of campus life
Ancillary fees fund many campus activities, including student clubs, student media, food banks, and equity and peer support services.
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U Sports revises equity policy to include transgender student athletes
The updated policy broadly supports the inclusion of trans athletes in university sport, but critics still have some concerns.
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Living-learning communities connect like-minded students in residence
More students are opting to live in theme-based residences.
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It’s time to rethink letters of recommendation
They’re a waste of time, with little evidence they make a difference in decision-making.
