Tara Siebarth

Tara was the Deputy Editor for University Affairs.

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    COVID-19: updates for December 2021

    December 23, 2021   Winter 2022 semesters will mostly start online across the country   British Columbia Most universities in British Columbia are planning on returning to in-person learning for the Winter 2022 semester. This comes after a statement released by Bonnie...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 31, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 24, 2021

    CBC News Concordia University of Edmonton faculty association to strike in new year University's bargaining team says it hopes fair deal is reached to avoid strike. Ottawa Citizen Students dealt 'cruel disappointment' as uOttawa cancels international exchange program weeks before...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 24, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 23, 2021

    Global News UBC scientists reveal world’s first molecular-level analysis of Omicron variant’s spike protein Canadian researchers have conducted the world’s first molecular-level analysis of Omicron’s spike protein, revealing key information about why the new variant is so resistant and...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 23, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 22, 2021

    Regina Leader-Post University of Regina to start winter term with remote classes The University of Regina is pushing back its plan for delivering most winter term courses in person due to the uncertainty caused by the arrival of the...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 22, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 21, 2021

    Global News UBCO student concerned about university’s handling of sexual assault report This fall the Kelowna RCMP apologized for mishandling a sexual assault complaint, but long before the complainant went to the police the UBC Okanagan student first sought...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 21, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 20, 2021

    Globe and Mail Rising COVID-19 cases force Canada’s universities to reconsider winter semester plans A Nova Scotia university was fined for failing to follow public-health rules on Friday as schools across the country rushed to announce they would move...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 20, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 17, 2021

    CTV News Waterloo, Guelph universities to start winter semester classes remotely At least the first few classes of the winter semester at University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier Univeristy and University of Guelph will not be in-person. Global News University of Waterloo...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 17, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 16, 2021

    Globe and Mail Opinion: Quebec’s commission on academic freedom takes a courageous stand When the University of Ottawa suspended a professor last year for using the n-word during an online seminar, the incident reverberated in Quebec more than anywhere...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 16, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 15, 2021

    Saltwire Opinion: Banning non-disclosure agreements isn’t enough to stop unethical workplace leader behaviour Just weeks after Prince Edward Island became the first province in Canada to pass a bill restricting the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) on Nov. 17,...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 15, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 14, 2021

    Globe and Mail Several Canadian universities cancelling in-person final exams amid rise in COVID-19 cases Several postsecondary institutions across the country have cancelled in-person final exams for the remainder of the school year because of rising COVID-19 cases among...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 14, 2021

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    Headlines for Dec. 13, 2021

    Global News Queen’s University confirms 135 COVID-19 infections over the past week With two weeks left until Christmas, Queen’s University has announced a COVID-19 outbreak. CTV News Fake COVID-19 vaccination passport caught at Western University Western University has confirmed one person has...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 13, 2021

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