Laura Beaulne-Stuebing is the digital journalist for University Affairs.
Laura Beaulne-Stuebing is the digital journalist for University Affairs.
Global News Coronavirus concerns prompt King’s University College to cancel trips abroad King’s University College said concerns over the novel coronavirus have prompted the school to cancel all school-sanctioned travel outside Canada. Halifax Today Dal researchers asking for donations to support...
An analysis of institutions’ strategic policy documents suggests U15 institutions are actively addressing equity, diversity and inclusion, though most struggle to define the issues.
The PIE News Canada: Covid-19 causes reluctance from host families A number of homestay hosts in Canada are reportedly turning down placements for international students coming from countries where there has been a major coronavirus outbreak, leading to a...
Global News Health minister announces $27M for COVID-19 research Canada increased its funding for COVID-19 research by $20 million, Health Minister Patty Hajdu announced Friday morning, after concluding that the $7 million it had planned to spend isn’t enough. CBC A...
The Globe and Mail Canadian universities plan for video lectures, remote exams if coronavirus epidemic worsens Two of Canada’s largest universities are developing contingency plans to hold lectures via video conference and administer exams remotely if the spread of...
The Brandon Sun Report highlights racism faced by Indigenous students A report released late last week states Indigenous University of Winnipeg students "experience some of the highest degrees of racism recorded in North America." The PIE News Growing list of countries...
Calgary Herald Braid: As his popularity drops, Kenney's cuts hit post-secondaries Premier Jason Kenney’s popularity has dropped below 50 per cent, according to an Angus Reid Institute poll. Saskatoon Star Phoenix U of S asks for same level of provincial funding,...
University World News Stress and isolation behind rising student suicides What the late essayist Al Alvarez dubbed “the Savage God” has exacted a terrible price at the University of Ottawa in Canada: five suicides in the past 10 months....
The Globe and Mail Universities work hard to improve diversity, but the challenge is an evolving one Thirty-four years ago, Ninan Abraham arrived in Halifax. He was an international student and was relieved to meet others who looked like...
CBC Iranian students killed in plane crash to get posthumous degrees from Western University Western University is remembering four graduate students killed when a Ukrainian airliner was shot out of the sky over Iran with posthumous degrees and a...
SciArt was conceived as a way to make STEM more accessible to the art crowd, but a partnership with Science North has broadened the show’s audience by thousands.
