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Report suggests future for Athabasca University, but financial woes still a major concern
The report is the result of a multi-month effort to analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to AU.
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Video: Letter-writing campaign launched in support of Concordia student stuck in Gaza
A support rally gathered in Montreal Thursday to help bring home Bissan Eid, a Canadian-Palestinian citizen and Concordia University student, stuck in Gaza since June 2016.
Globe and Mail
Jordan Abel wins $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize
Abel, who is currently pursuing a PhD at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, is the author of two previous collections of poetry: The Place of Scraps and Un/inhabited.
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Canada an increasingly desired destination for international business students
New data show that between 2009 and 2016 Canada muscled its way onto a top-five list of international study destinations.
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Opinion: Universities are not sports. So why do we pay so much attention to rankings?
Universities are among the oldest institutions in society and they don’t suddenly become noticeably better or worse over the course of 12 months, writes Alex Usher.
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