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One of the goals of the new CEO of Montreal’s École de technologie supérieure is to increase the visibility of the university on both a national and global scale.

The oft-overlooked Prairie province’s higher education sector is beginning to recover after several years of budget cuts, strikes and government interference.

Canada's education brand is at risk as enrolment takes a dive.

Administrators warn of tough sanctions for those breaking pandemic rules, while prioritizing a gentler sort of persuasion.

Chronic procrastination is on the rise, say experts, and appears to be prevalent among academics. We really should get around to doing something about it.

More dads are taking time to be with their families, but policies and supports still have a long way to go.

Foreign hackers are prying into COVID-19 research from around the world, and Canadian universities are not immune.

Researchers expect big things if and when dependable quantum computing becomes a reality, and they are eager to ensure that the country is well-positioned to play a meaningful part.

On their way to graduation, PhD students become converts to the Church of Knowledge. But this secular church is in need of reformation.

Now mostly admired for their aesthetics, university clock towers were originally erected to reinforce the concept of an orderly sense of learning and to help students get to class on time.

A vice-provost, student affairs, and an incoming first-year student sit down to talk about the student experience during a pandemic.

Public health communicators, they say, need to show humility, admit what they don’t know, and most importantly foster a two-way dialogue.

Students will again venture the globe one day as part of their education, and when they do universities must be ready to assist them when things don’t go as planned.