Laura Beaulne-Stuebing is the digital journalist for University Affairs.
Laura Beaulne-Stuebing is the digital journalist for University Affairs.
The Globe and Mail Student-loan relief program in disarray, resulting in late penalties and hefty payments Some student loan recipients are potentially facing late penalties and hefty payments due to glitches with a federal program aimed at debt relief,...
Global News Students, universities prepare for holiday travel outside Atlantic Canada during a pandemic Ally Hancock, a fourth-year student at Nova Scotia’s St. Francis Xavier University, said she’s a bit apprehensive about her flight back home to Toronto for...
The Globe and Mail Michael Houghton’s Nobel Prize win shows Canada’s strength in biotechnology Amid the challenges of COVID-19, this week’s awarding of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine to University of Alberta virologist Dr. Michael Houghton could not...
Halifax Today Nova Scotia's universities raise thousands for student-led food security programs Dalhousie University, Saint Mary's University, Mount Saint Vincent University, Atlantic School of Theology, NSCAD University and the University of King's College were among the nine schools raising...
The Globe and Mail Leader of inquiry into aborted hiring at University of Toronto law school resigns Bonnie Patterson has stepped down from the inquiry into the aborted hiring of a new director of the International Human Rights Program...
CTV News National Student Loan Service Centre plagued by delays as requests for help soar Throngs of former students have been unable to reach Canada's loans centre, which is working through a backlog of more than 30,000 applications for...
The Toronto Star More post-secondary schools are turning to online counselling services to help meet student mental health needs. But exactly who’s listening on the other side? Moments after being approved as a volunteer “active listener” on the online...
The Toronto Star Our students are suffering and their mental health struggles can’t be ignored With the fall semester coming to an end and the second wave of the coronavirus in full force, we must acknowledge the significant impact...
Maclean's With the shift to online learning, students with disabilities face new barriers Shae Sackman is a University of Regina student who uses the school’s Centre for Student Accessibility to arrange the accommodations that they require for their studies...
The Toronto Star Universities with policies to force out students in crisis say it’s a safety measure. Students say threat of removal fills them with dread Universities across Canada have introduced controversial involuntary leave policies that empower school officials...
CBC Universities extend winter break as students deal with online-learning burnout Several universities are extending the winter break and delaying the start of the second semester because students are under such intense stress from online learning and the isolation...
