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Olympics bound

University students to watch at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
News Administration

Memorial University tackles financial shortfall

Restructuring and selling property among changes to reduce annual spending.
News Research

Canada is lagging in open access

Why is the free distribution of scientific literature such a contentious issue?
News Campus news

Faculty strike at Laurentian

Negotiations fail, picket lines rise at northern Ontario university.

Opinion Artificial intelligence

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

What does a university become 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.
Opinion Climate Change

The Campus Green

University Affairs launches new sustainability column.

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.
Features Q&A

Are universities ready for cyberattacks?

Canadian universities stand in the crosshairs of cybercriminals: Q&A with Benoît Dupont, Canada Research Chair in Cyber-resilience.

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.
Career Advice Communication

Public engagement: duty or detriment?

Should speaking on topics of public concern be part and parcel of academic life?
Career Advice Career

Documenting your work for promotion and tenure

Setting up a filing system now is a gift to your future self.

Brian Bethune

Brian Bethune is a freelance writer based in Toronto.

Features Research

The ebb of Canada’s past

Are regional, class, gender and ethnic history programs shattering Canada’s collective sense of national identity?

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Brian Bethune
March 13, 2024

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