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Universities Canada’s new chair of the board of directors Deep Saini on the need to rebuild trust and other challenges facing the postsecondary education sector.

As Polytechnique Montréal celebrates its 150^th anniversary, we shine a spotlight on the engineer’s path to becoming the first woman to lead the institution.

Denis Harrisson looks back on his years as president of Université du Québec en Outaouais.

There are many folks on campus who play important but unrecognized roles “behind the scenes.” We highlight a few deserving of recognition.

Researchers from various disciplines are seeking not to debunk strange events, but rather to understand how people engage with them, and what this reveals about the human experience.

Yes, there are some universities that have student gun clubs – and they’re not as controversial as you might think.

Over the years, academic freedom has been both recognized and constrained, based on the particular historical context.

“Parents felt very isolated. They didn’t fit in with the other students or feel welcomed.”

The deliberations of university boards seem to have become more rancorous and controversial of late. What’s going on?

Staff at six universities explain what it takes to get in to some of their most competitive undergraduate programs.

As the year draws to a close, we're looking back at our top stories of 2017: the stories that resonated most with readers and those that shaped the year. For a quiet moment this December, happy reading. Warmly, the University...

Academics, industry and government have joined together, setting the stage for Canada to become a research and development powerhouse in AI.

Blessed with large tracts of land, many universities are developing their surplus holdings to raise revenue.