Tara Siebarth

Tara was the Deputy Editor for University Affairs.

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    Headlines for May 11, 2022

    Globe and Mail University of Toronto sues tutoring service for copyright infringement The University of Toronto and three of its professors are suing a tutoring company they allege charges students for course materials created by the professors, flouting copyright...

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    Tara Siebarth

    May 11, 2022

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    Headlines for May 6, 2022

    Toronto Star Immigrant professors say they need to “act white” in Canadian academia Racialized faculty members not only carry the emotional labour in an academic institution, but they also find themselves constantly needing to “transform themselves” in order to...

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    Tara Siebarth

    May 06, 2022

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    Headlines for May 5, 2022

    The Sault Star Laurentian dean leaving Sudbury to lead Nova Scotia university Joël Dickinson appointed president and vice-chancellor of Mount Saint Vincent University.

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    Tara Siebarth

    May 05, 2022

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    Headlines for April 11, 2022

    CTV News UQAM lecturers' strike suspended amid settlement proposal A strike by lecturers at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) that was scheduled to begin Monday has been suspended. Sudbury Star Groups still hope to stop Laurentian's restructuring process University still...

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    Tara Siebarth

    April 11, 2022

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    Headlines for April 8, 2022

    Globe and Mail Postsecondary students grapple with increased tuitions as a result of provincial funding cuts to education Student groups in Alberta are objecting to another year of hefty tuition increases after the United Conservative Party’s recent budget continued...

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    Tara Siebarth

    April 08, 2022

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    Headlines for April 7, 2022

    Globe and Mail Canada’s 2022 federal budget will be released today. Here’s a preview of what Canadians can likely expect Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will unveil the 2022 federal budget on April 7, making it the first budget announcement...

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    Tara Siebarth

    April 07, 2022

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    Headlines for March 11, 2022

    CTV News University of Waterloo keeping mask requirement through Winter term The University of Waterloo is keeping its mandatory mask requirement through the end of the Winter term. Calgary Herald Large tuition increases approved for several U of C programs Several programs...

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    Tara Siebarth

    March 11, 2022

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    Headlines for March 10, 2022

    Y95.5 Protest At Université Sainte-Anne The clang of pots and pans could be heard loud and clear at Université Sainte-Anne today. CTV Edmonton MacEwan University drops mandatory masking, proof of vaccination MacEwan University will no longer require students, staff and visitors to...

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    Tara Siebarth

    March 10, 2022

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    U of Regina opens ‘first of its kind’ student wellness centre

    On any given day there is a nurse practitioner at the clinic to provide a range of services to students.

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    Tara Siebarth

    January 13, 2022

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    Headlines for Jan. 12, 2022

    Globe and Mail Opinion: Are Canada’s medical schools failing in their purpose? If you ask members of the public – or perhaps more importantly, members of provincial legislatures or the national Parliament – why they support medical schools, I...

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    Tara Siebarth

    January 12, 2022

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    Headlines for Jan. 4, 2022

    CTV News Western University head taking sudden leave after heart concern Western University President Alan Shepard is taking a leave of absence after an "unexpected cardiac issue." MyCoastNews Provincial Health Officer recommends return to in-person classes, UBC, UVic to briefly go...

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    Tara Siebarth

    January 04, 2022

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