Media Scan
Nature Canadian election leaves scientists hanging — no matter who wins With the exception of climate change — one of the top issues for voters in recent polls — science has been largely absent from the election campaign. CBC From MUN to Clarenville with love, new music program meets rural need School of Music pilot […]
Prince George Daily News UNBC co-hosts reconciliation forum Higher education and Indigenous leaders took action towards reconciliation and creating meaningful institutional change at the fifth annual Building Reconciliation Forum held October 8 to 10 at Algoma University – the only university in Canada located on the site of a former residential school. Sault Star ‘Valuable’ […]
Toronto Star Reacting to campus suicide will not prevent it Last March, I woke up to devastating news — one of my peers had died by suicide at the University of Toronto’s Bahen Centre. It was the second suicide in that building within the year. CBC ‘It’s like whack-a-mole’: How cities are grappling with unsafe […]
Soo Today National forum looks at building reconciliation through education Algoma University campus plays host to 5th annual National Building Reconciliation Forum. CBC News UNB law students call for Ludlow Hall name change because of slavery link Building was named for Loyalist with connections to slavery, residential schools. Soo Today New scholarship named after Rose […]
The Sault Star “Momentum going” for reconciliation “We want [reconciliation] to continue to be a priority in our universities in Canada,” said Algoma University president Asima Vezina. CTV News Video: National Building Reconciliation Forum at Algoma University Twenty-two university presidents and several representatives from the sector are attending the National Building Reconciliation Forum in Sault […]
Global News ‘One size doesn’t fit all’: Canadian campuses desperately need better mental health services When Ellie needed help from a university campus counsellor, she got up extra early so she could get to the office when it opened at 8:30 a.m. TVO – The Agenda Evaluating Performance-Based Funding The Ontario government, in its 2019 […]
Huffington Post Student Housing In Canada Is Being Ignored, And It Might Be Why You Can’t Afford Rent There are more than 400,000 international students in Canada, and no one is building housing for them. Globe and Mail In Cape Breton, a dramatic rise in international students has transformed a school and a community Hundreds […]
Maclean’s Maclean’s University Guide 2020 Here’s everything you need to know to choose the right school. University World News Student group with links to Beijing banned from McMaster A student union at Canada’s McMaster University has revoked permission for a Chinese student group to operate on campus over alleged links to the Beijing government. Toronto […]
CBC U of A president says tuition hikes, program cuts ahead after UCP budget The president of the University of Alberta predicted Wednesday that cuts are coming and that he expects tuition to go up under the province’s United Conservative Party government. Globe and Mail Fraternities at UBC indefinitely suspend social functions after allegation of […]
Financial Post Student housing in Canada: Soaring demand but supply lags ‘far behind,’ says report Canada is 10 to 15 years behind the pace of the United States and United Kingdom when it comes to developing off-campus rental housing for the country’s growing student population, the Real Estate Investment Network revealed in a new report. […]
Star Phoenix Federal candidates pitch platforms to students The university students’ union president says he wants students to learn as much as they can ahead of the Oct. 21 election. Global News Doug Ford’s office battles with Justin Trudeau over education policy Ontario Premier Doug Ford‘s office responded Monday to claims made by Liberal leader […]
Toronto Star International education in Canada is booming — but the system is flawed. Here’s how to fix it Make more classroom supports available. Provide better information on employment rights. And begin regulating education recruiters. Global News University of Alberta VP resigns following controversial climate change billboard The vice-president of university relations at the University […]
CTV News ‘We need to push them to do more’: Winnipeg students to take part in global climate strike Friday Students from schools and universities in Winnipeg are planning to take part Friday in a global climate strike. Niagara Falls Review Brock, college support students joining Climate Strike rally Brock University and Niagara College are […]
Global News Minister says action coming on MacKinnon report on Alberta’s post-secondary system Alberta’s advanced education minister says he hopes to soon announce action on a report that characterizes the province’s post-secondary network as rudderless and rife with duplication. Toronto Star In wake of campus suicides, U of T students push for easier access to […]
CBC Cornwall puts in pitch to host francophone university Cornwall, Ont., is putting in a pitch to become home to Ontario’s newest francophone university — despite every indication the facility is heading to Toronto. Toronto Star ‘I’ve given up everything.’ Explosive growth in international students comes at a steep cost Hyungee Bae is putting it […]
CBC From wanting to blend in to standing out: Indigenous scholar at UWindsor’s presence is making a difference Onawa LaBelle has always wondered where she fit in — and when she was younger she just wanted to blend in. Global News The isolated journey to post-secondary education Students like Julianna felt the process of doing […]
Ottawa Citizen Poll suggests Canadian trust in science falling, scientists thought ‘elitist’ A survey suggests that the trust Canadians place in science may be eroding. CBC – Quirks & Quarks Glass obstacle course: Why so few women hold top STEM spots Female scientists encounter informal and formal barriers at every turn in their careers. The […]
Toronto Star Adam Brown: Millennials can kill the stereotype that young people don’t vote Democracy works best when everyone participates, which is why the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) has launched a national, non-partisan Get Out The Vote campaign in partnership with 36 student associations across the country. North Bay Nugget Full-time Nipissing academic […]
CBC ‘We need universities to get political now’: Students slam UBC’s plan to stay open during climate strikes The University of British Columbia’s president says its Vancouver campus will remain open when thousands of students across Metro Vancouver are expected to join global climate strike rallies later this month. National Post Some Canadian schools, colleges […]
CBC CSDM, Concordia, Dawson cancelling classes for Sept. 27 climate protest Several Montreal academic institutions say classes to be cancelled so students can attend climate march. The Province UBC supports students and staff in global climate strike UBC president Santa J. Ono says the university will remain open, but that some classes may be cancelled […]