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Globe and Mail OCAD U’s new waterfront campus shows off benefits of collaboration Beyond its minimalist, flexible spaces, the new campus offers a lesson in the value of collaboration on design. Global News University of Lethbridge to formally recognize its place on Indigenous territory The university is taking new steps to honour the traditional territory […]
CBC Nova Scotia EI program changes leaves hundreds of postsecondary students without funds Many postsecondary students in Nova Scotia are scrambling to find enough money to go back to school after the federal government requested a change to a program that allows people to draw employment insurance benefits while studying. Toronto Star Protesters detained at […]
CBC News Slow out of the gate, university grads fare better than other Canadians: study It takes longer for young people to get established in their careers, but a university degree is still worthwhile. Globe and Mail Ontario students dismayed by cuts to financial aid Thousands of postsecondary students found out this week what Ontario […]
CBC Windsor Twitter outrage: Students react to OSAP cuts This week, many students found that their estimated funding under the Ontario Student Assistance Program will be significantly less than they’ve received in previous years. CBC News New tentative contract for Canada’s scientists would enshrine right to speak to media A tentative agreement reached between the Trudeau […]
Toronto Star Post-secondary students get the bad news about their OSAP grants Post-secondary student anger crested on Wednesday as Ontarians who receive financial assistance discovered how the Ford government’s sweeping changes would affect them. Global News UBC the 51st best university globally according to 2020 QS world rankings The University of British Columbia has been […]
Ottawa Citizen Western University apologizes for ‘unacceptable’ convocation remarks A southern Ontario university and a Canadian musician have apologized for what they call unacceptable and inappropriate remarks made at a convocation ceremony. CTV News ‘Numerous bomb threats’ made to post-secondary schools throughout Toronto Toronto police say they are responding to “numerous bomb threats” made to […]
Star Phoenix U of S introduces queer housing pilot program A pilot project will allow LGBTQ students at the University of Saskatchewan to choose to live together in on-campus housing. CTV Kitchener News WLU latest school to implement a smoke-free policy Wilfrid Laurier University says its new policy will go into effect on July 1. […]
Globe and Mail University of Ottawa to investigate complaint of carding and arrest on campus A University of Ottawa student says he was humiliated when campus security officers arrested him on Wednesday, an incident the school said it will investigate. Ottawa Citizen University campus defined as private property The University of Ottawa’s Policy 33 is […]
Calgary Herald Calgary could host vital research on cannabis’s role in reducing opioid deaths Calgary researchers are poised to study the merits of cannabis in tackling opioid addiction and slowing the rate of deaths from the painkillers, a senior physician said Thursday. Times Higher Ed Decline in soft skills ‘driven by trivialisation of humanities’ Treating […]
CTV News Maritimers relieved after UNB students kidnapped in Ghana rescued Lauren Tilley, 20, and Bailey Chitty, 19, are both University New Brunswick students who were taking part in an internship through the Renaissance College program. CMAJ News Queen’s to redress harms of historic ban on black medical students The university introduced the ban on […]
Globe and Mail New rules governing unpaid interns in federally regulated sectors released They include standard protections like 40-hour work weeks, holidays, maternity-related reassignments and leave. Times-Colonist Co-op learning in B.C. gets $9-million funding boost The provincial government announced $9 million in funding for co-operative education Monday, believed to be the biggest B.C. investment in […]
Hill Times Why’d Duncan cancel the Network of National Centres of Excellence program? The route to better policy is through public engagement. But this seems to be the last thing the Trudeau government wants. Toronto Star Opinion: Funding science research – Where is Canada going? In trying to curb the deficit to $19.8 billion, the […]
CBC News Avoid ‘seductive style,’ UQO profs told in ‘condescending’ video Video was meant to provide ‘inspiration,’ but people are ‘free to wear what they want’: university. Edmonton Journal The Education Act: what’s in that legislation? Here are all the major changes proposed in Bill 8, the Education Amendment Act. The government says its plan […]
Ottawa Citizen Contract faculty at Ontario colleges and universities will be hit hard by government’s proposed wage caps, say unions Legislation introduced by the Ontario government would prevent unions from bargaining to improve wages for staff at the bottom of pay scales, says president of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations. Global News Research […]
CBC Nova Scotia student says he was racially profiled at Congress The graduate student, who was falsely accused of stealing a laptop by Congress attendees, was an invited speaker at the Black Canadian Studies Association conference. Times Higher Ed How far should the indigenization of university teaching and research go? One proposal is for universities […]
Globe and Mail Government urged to amend Copyright Act in bid to protect visual and Indigenous artists The House of Commons industry committee is urging the government to look at ways for visual artists to make money every time their work is resold – not just on the initial sale. National Post Opinion: The ‘double-dipping […]
Globe and Mail China warns students, academics about risks of studying in U.S. amid deepening tensions The Chinese government has issued a warning to students and academics about studying in the United States in what observers called the latest reprisal in a deepening set of frictions between the world’s two largest economic powers. Vancouver Sun […]
CBC News MUN grads make history as 1st teachers trained with Inuit traditions Completed one-time Inuit bachelor of education program from Memorial University. Globe and Mail Recent alumni of graduate business programs better equipped to tackle workplace gender inequality Recent alumni credit their graduate business programs with equipping them to tackle gender inequality in the […]
CTV Atlantic Views of UNB professor draw growing concerns from faculty The university is reviewing allegations against a professor for allegedly promoting racist arguments about immigration Vancouver Sun B.C. developer awards first wave of scholarships from $50-million fund Ryan Beedie’s fund gives up to $40,000 to 80 “Beedie Luminaries” who would otherwise face financial barriers […]
Globe and Mail Canadian universities find new models to boost funding for women’s sports U Sports promotes gender equity through policy, but does not set limits on how universities allocate funding. Global News Saskatchewan funding mental health training at postsecondary schools The provincial government is providing $75,000 to eligible institutions to help strengthen their ability […]