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Headlines for Nov. 16, 2018

BY ANQI SHEN | NOV 16 2018

Globe and Mail
Ontario government cancels plans for province’s first official Francophone university

The government made the announcement in Thursday’s economic outlook and fiscal review.

Times Colonist
250 leaders gather at UVic for forum on universities’ role in reconciliation

The theme of the two-day forum, the fourth of its kind, is “Ts’its’u’watal tseep,” which means “helping one another” in the Hul’q’umi’num language.

Globe and Mail
Female MBA enrolment edges up, with concerted effort: new study

Women are a growing presence at top MBA programs globally, although most business schools remain well short of gender parity, according to a new survey released this week.

National Post
NFL provides University of Calgary $12M for research into youth concussions

The university is the only Canadian school among five institutions in North America that were awarded a total of US$35 million.

Maclean’s
Ryerson rethinks the think tank—with an Indigenous focus

The Yellowhead Institute at Ryerson applies an Indigenous perspective to public policy.

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