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News Budget

B.C. budget announces little help for universities

Post-secondary sector receives small funding increase amid widespread public sector cuts.
News Campus news

Strike over, but strife remains at Laurentian

Faculty ratify new collective agreement, but say the deal still puts them behind other Ontario universities.
News Research

AI bots push beauty stereotypes

U of T study finds image generators perpetuate idealized body types, facial features.
News Policy

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.

Opinion Artificial intelligence

GenAI is in — so why are we still burnt out?

Will generative artificial intelligence end up diminishing, or increasing, researchers' workloads?
Opinion Artificial intelligence

Rethinking the role of higher education in an AI-integrated world

Mark Daley, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at Western University, reflects on the role of universities in a world where intelligence is abundant.
Opinion Policy

Recalibrating Canadian universities to meet the Mark (Carney)

How university leadership can better support Canadian innovation and economic growth.
Opinion Policy

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.

Features Artificial intelligence

The King and AI

A team of international scholars tackles a historical work of epic proportions.
Features Mental Health

Wags over worries

A look at how campuses across Canada use pet therapy programs to support students’ mental health.
Features Arts

Top 10 movies about university life

In honour of Academy Awards season, here’s our list of the best films about professors, students and out-of-control frat boys.
Features Q&A

Reaffirming the role of universities

Lessons from the U.S.

Career Advice Students

Four top skills for job seekers

University of Manitoba study reveals some keys to a successful career.
Career Advice Administration

Do our university programs have value to students? (Are we sure?)

Ensuring value for students requires thoughtful attention to program design and delivery.
Career Advice Students

Studying in French as an anglophone? Mais oui!

Pursuing graduate studies in a second language is daunting but, ultimately, rewarding.
Career Advice Students

Preparing for flexible career paths in academia and beyond

A new open education resource helps train grad students for professional life outside the academy.

Christopher Buddle

Christopher Buddle is an associate professor of natural resource sciences at McGill University. Follow him on Twitter @CMBuddle or read his blog, Arthropod Ecology.

Opinion Students

I trust that my student’s grandparent died

Students need to reach out for help, and our systems must work to provide solutions.

by
Christopher Buddle
August 31, 2018

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