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Societal needs should be considered alongside academic prowess in med school admissions, doctors argue.

Provincial funding allows the northern Ontario university to continue operating after its breakup with Laurentian.

Q&A with Jackie Dawson, Canada Research Chair in the Human and Policy Dimensions of Climate Change.

National PostOpinion: The DEI nightmare must be dismantledThe full extent of it in Canadian universities is now emerging. CBC NewsWhy major countries can't agree on how to regulate artificial intelligenceU.S., U.K. refused to sign international document pledging...

Globe and MailOpinion: Yes, Canada has brain-drain. But Canadians abroad often find it hard to come homeWe need a reverse brain-drain, in which Canadians who have spent time abroad to learn, work and form relationships return to...

The TyeeNo, USAID Isn’t Giving Billions to Canadian UniversitiesThe American agency is not funding the ‘woke indoctrination’ of youth in Canada, no matter what you read on X. Ottawa CitizenOpinion: Federal women scientists badly hampered in the fieldFrom...

Brandon SunOpinion: Diversity helps us stand against hateEveryone has equal worth as a human being, and each of us here at BU deserves to be here with the fullness of our individual human dignity. CTV NewsAsima Vezina, president...

Summer is a great time for both rest and productivity, so some serious planning on the front end can help you make the most of both.

CBC NewsSaint Mary's names new president as university grapples with enrolment, financial woesSMU ran an operating deficit of $9.8 million in 2023, according to financial statements. CTV NewsWestern’s faculty association urging university to use ‘rainy day’ funds to...

Toronto StarOpinion: American turmoil has created an opportunity for Canadian universities - if we act fast enoughThe world is watching Canada as U.S. politics push us into the global spotlight. This is our moment to step up...

Disasters happen more often — these programs explore the whys and hows.

Ottawa CitizenThe challenges for neurodiverse students in postsecondary educationNeurodivergent students are significantly underrepresented in post-secondary education (PSE), with less than half disclosing their identity or diagnosis to their institution, according to a research series from The Conference...

CTV NewsCanada lacks the tools to counter ‘existential threat’ of disinformation: commissionerCanadians must guard against the “existential threat” of disinformation which can be weaponized through artificial intelligence and spread through social media to undermine democracy, said Justice...