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Study finds gap in university students’, faculty’s appraisal of skills gleaned in class
A new study by the Conference Board of Canada finds disparities between student’s perceptions of the value of their humanities education relative to their instructors’.
Toronto Star
U of T student group says racial violence and harassment a health and safety issue
The Graduate Student Union’s race and ethnicity caucus wrote a letter calling on the Canadian Union of Public Employees to address recent incidents on campus that have created a “toxic workplace environment.”
CBC
Dal president responds to ‘abhorrent’ racist graffiti found on campus
A spokesperson for the university wouldn’t go into detail, saying only that it was “significant anti-black graffiti.”
CBC
Experiment that evacuated MUN building sparks new safety measures in engineering labs
Memorial University is hiring two new safety supervisors and revamping laboratory procedures in the engineering faculty after an experiment went wrong last summer.
CBC
Ryerson, U of T, York startup launchpads ranked among top university business incubators, accelerators
Toronto is proving to be a hot spot for boosting businesses, with three local incubators and accelerators now ranked among the world’s top university-backed launchpads for startup companies.
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