Headlines for October 15, 2024
National Post
Leigh Revers: The dark side of the feminization of higher education
Universities are matriarchal enterprise run by women for women, in pursuit of retribution for the patriarchy of the past
Global News
Nobel Prize in economics awarded to researchers studying global inequality
Three U.S.-based academics won the 2024 Nobel economics prize on Monday for research that explored the aftermath of colonization to understand why global inequality persists today, especially in countries dogged by corruption and dictatorship.
The Hub
We are not innovating enough as a country’: Robert Asselin on Canada’s consumption-driven growth model and the need for a new economic strategy
Robert Asselin, senior vice president for policy at the Business Council of Canada, discusses his recently published paper, “Engines of Growth,” including the flaws of Canada’s consumption-driven economic growth model and the need for a new economic strategy focused on boosting investment, productivity, and higher GDP per capita.
CBC
N.B. grad students open up about realities of pursuing higher education
The UNB film, Grad Students, Talking, features 6 students on their research and challenges
Vancouver Sun
Conversations That Matter: Innovative housing solutions at UBC
Canadian universities are not-for-profit corporations that are, in essence, autonomous from governments, despite their reliance on government funding.
Toronto Star
She was told ‘good luck’ finding somewhere to live in Toronto: How a startup connects students with older homeowners
As an undergraduate at Memorial University, she lived with her family in St. John’s; in her master’s program in Ireland, she easily found lodging with a Galway couple who rented to five students.
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