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News International students

Quebec’s English-language universities embrace new French requirements as fall cohort begins

McGill, Concordia and Bishop’s universities roll out new initiatives to encourage students to learn French on and off campus.
News Academic freedom

Attacks on higher education spread globally, including in liberal democracies, Scholars at Risk report finds

Canada urged to defend values amid erosion of institutional autonomy in the U.S.
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.

Opinion Artificial intelligence

Gen Z meets genAI

We are the first generation to learn alongside AI. What do we owe the next?
Opinion Indigenous

Canada’s sovereignty is being tested

As Canada faces mounting pressure from the United States, an Indigenous-led exhibition at the Gwangju Biennale offers a timely way to think about conflict, responsibility and the choices ahead.
Opinion Academic freedom

It’s time to boycott U.S. conferences

As trade hostilities continue, we shouldn’t use taxpayers’ dollars to travel stateside.
Opinion Academic freedom

Rebuilding Jewish students’ trust in universities

As students return to campus, discussions of the Middle East conflict deserve a scholarly, responsible and robust treatment that recognizes antisemitism in all its forms.

Features History

Two solitudes: Quebec Universities in WWII

Historical researcher explores English-French divide over Second World War.
Features Policy

Northern Shift

The alarming rise of far-right movements in Canada.
Features History

How social movements shape Canadian universities

A history of clashes, challenges, and lessons learned.
Features Indigenous

U the North

Working together with Inuit, First Nations and Métis, university researchers are bolstering sovereignty and improving living conditions in the Arctic.

Career Advice Artificial intelligence

Can you spot an essay written by AI?

Learn the common patterns, limitations, and clues that may reveal AI-generated writing.
Career Advice Students

The paradox of doctoral learning

Completing a PhD doesn’t mark the end of learning, but rather the loss of the illusion that learning ever ends.
Career Advice Administration

The secret to good labour relations

Two negotiators — one from a faculty association, one from a university administration — share their advice for building trust and achieving the common good.
Career Advice Mental Health

Teaching in the great outdoors

A unique creative writing class at the University of Toronto connects students to nature.

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Martha Crago

Martha Crago is vice-president, research, at Dalhousie University. Her column appears in every second issue of University Affairs.

Opinion

Why academia should be partnering with industry

These partnerships can open doors and windows in the Ivory Tower.

by
Martha Crago
March 10, 2015
Opinion

Big ideas require many partners

Convergence is in the air.

by
Martha Crago
January 14, 2015
Opinion

‘Think local’ doesn’t mean lowering our aspirations

Staying faithful to our principles.

by
Martha Crago
November 05, 2014
Opinion

The training pipeline is overflowing

This is a shared dilemma.

by
Martha Crago
September 10, 2014

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