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News Administration

Program changes at Memorial raise concerns

Impact on faculty and students remains unclear amid decreased enrolment and financial challenges.
News Freedom of speech

UBC leads the way on civil discourse

A successful debate series places universities as centre stage in ending polarization.
News Budget

Quebec makes 5-year, $392M investment in universities to drive economic growth

With targeted investments in research and innovation, the provincial budget banks on universities to boost the economy — but fails to address structural underfunding.
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Universities are beacons of knowledge lighting Canada’s path to a sustainable future

Steven Guilbeault reflects on Canada’s environmental pressures and the role higher education plays in shaping sustainable solutions.

Opinion Artificial intelligence

The tyranny of the average

Driven by statistics, AI homogenizes humanity and devalues outliers.
Opinion Artificial intelligence

Adopting AI is a social contract

Integrating artificial intelligence into our societies and personal lives binds us to certain futures and forecloses the possibility of others. Are we ready to accept the consequences?
Opinion Research

Research VPs empower discovery

An impressive list of women are leading research at universities across the country.
The Campus Green Policy

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.

Features Artificial intelligence

Flight of the Valkyrie

Waterloo engineering students compete for glory with an AI-enhanced urban firefighting drone.
Features Artificial intelligence

Behind the curve

Learning to embed AI in the medical curriculum.
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.

Career Advice Writing

How to write an effective service statement for your promotion and tenure dossier

Go beyond “bum-in-seat” accounting to emphasize your expertise and accomplishments.
The Skills Agenda Administration

Supporting human skill development in and beyond the classroom

AI heightens the need for the unique abilities of human beings.
Career Advice Students

Thriving after your PhD

Evidence and advice from postdocs about finding your footing in the working world.
Career Advice Artificial intelligence

Teaching in the age of AI shortcuts

Students will use AI. Here’s what it takes to ensure it strengthens their thinking instead of replacing it.

Lazourd Al Nashed

Lazourd Al Nashed is a Carleton University journalism student and an intern at University Affairs.

News Equity

Q&A with Canada’s former special representative on combating Islamophobia

Amira Elghawaby champions religious accommodations on campus.

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Lazourd Al Nashed
March 03, 2026

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