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Universities struggle to be heard in Quebec election

In a campaign dominated by the U.S. trade war and the soaring cost of living, universities assert their continued importance.
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.

Opinion Administration

It Takes a Village

University presidents require longer time in office and broad support from within and outside their institutions to confront today’s biggest challenges.
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.

Features Research

A bridge to human rights

IDRA scholarship winner Karen Spring studies Central American communities seeking redress for harms caused by major development projects.
Features Research

Heat waves and brain waves

IDRA scholarship winner Tianqi Zhao studies climate change and mental health in South Africa.
Features Research

Take me to the river

IDRA scholarship winner Peter Duker studies community fishing practices in Thailand.
Features History

Two solitudes: Quebec Universities in WWII

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

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.
Career Advice Retirement

From scholar to loller

The joys of retiring early.

Peter Stoicheff

Peter Stoicheff is the former president of the University of Saskatchewan.

Opinion Administration

It Takes a Village

University presidents require longer time in office and broad support from within and outside their institutions to confront today’s biggest challenges.

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Peter Stoicheff
September 21, 2026

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