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Halifax campuses are trying to be more inclusive, but one expert says there needs to be ‘transformational change’
In Halifax, some schools started indigenizing their campuses before the TRC’s calls to action were released, but most have only started making concerted efforts in the past few years.
Ottawa Citizen
uOttawa students will vote on a new association to represent them, says administration
The university says it plans to hire an impartial agency to hold a referendum early in 2019 to allow groups to compete for the right to represent undergraduate students.
Maclean’s
Some Canadian universities are offering practical personal finance courses
U of T’s new class has seen enrolment triple in the year since its inception.
CBC
Partnership between Northern institutions to offer more flexible learning opportunities
Collège Boréal and Université de Hearst signed articulation agreements that will have Université de Hearst recognize academic credits from Collège Boréal.
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