Headlines for March 8, 2018

Hill Times
Opinion: University professors call for more women in the sciences
‘We need more women in positions of power and their inclusion needs to be beyond tokenism. This is important because girls and women cannot be what they cannot see.’
Maclean’s
York university strike: Confusion on campus
With professors contradicting official communications, attendance for some classes is sparse while others are still full.
CBC
Learn how to grow weed at McGill: August university offers diploma in marijuana production
Due to budding interest on the topic, McGill University plans on offering a diploma on cannabis and cannabis production.
Globe and Mail
Professor on online activities: They get ‘students talking more and me talking less’
Videos are one example of how business professors are experimenting with technology to supplement the traditional lecture format.
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