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News International students

Grad student visas double since 2025

Policy changes drive sharp rise in permits for international master’s and PhD candidates.
News Quebec elections

Where do Quebec’s political parties stand on higher education?

With the provincial election less than a month away, we provide a roundup of platforms and promises.
News Students

Kids with wealthy grandparents more likely to attend university

High-income grandparents can compensate for low-income parents in higher-ed access, a recent study shows.
News Students

Ottawa extends successful program to recruit French-speaking international students

Minority communities, universities, benefit from demographic boost of young francophones.

Opinion Retirement

Mandatory retirement: the case in favour

Jamie Paris argues that guaranteed employment for life skews the age balance of the professorate while enabling the exploitation of early- and mid-career scholars.
Opinion Mental Health

When misconduct moves on

Universities need a fair way to share serious misconduct findings across institutions.
Opinion Mental Health

When misconduct disappears into university bureaucracy

Universities have procedures for misconduct, but too often lack the governance structures needed to see the patterns that emerge across sectors.
Opinion Artificial intelligence

AI in universities: the case in favour

Joël Blit argues integrating AI into curricula and pedagogy can make universities more human, not less.

Features Artificial intelligence

The grey area of artificial intelligence

As AI transforms university practices, legal and ethical challenges are multiplying.
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.

Career Advice Career

The academic’s guide to pitching for podcast interviews

Three tips for snagging a spot on your favourite series.
Career Advice Artificial intelligence

Why are multiple-choice questions making a comeback?

Distinguishing the correct answer from plausible, but incorrect, alternatives sharpens students' skills in detecting AI slop.
Career Advice Research

How to translate your knowledge for an industry audience

Getting buy-in from industry professionals means understanding their point of view and speaking their language.
Career Advice Artificial intelligence

Help! AI stole my students’ brains!

Why professors must teach undergrads to think critically about artificial intelligence tools.

Jean-François Venne

Jean-François Venne is a Montreal-based journalist specializing in education, research, innovation and business.

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