Media Scan

CBC CBU international students say make a plan, avoid scams in housing search Cape Breton University was better prepared for the hundreds of international students who arrived in January than it was for those that arrived in the fall. Regina LeaderPost Hatch donates $250,000 to Laurentian University The donation will provide a scholarship fund for […]

Global News Theatrical production at Concordia University addresses campus uprising 50 years ago A new play is opening Wednesday to mark an important but also dark chapter at Concordia University. Global News UBC addressing Okanagan doctor shortage by training physicians in rural communities Four Canadian medical school graduates are selected to complete their two-year residency […]

Toronto Star Citizen Lab says its researchers were subjects of ‘intelligence gathering’ University of Toronto researchers say they were the target of “sinister” and “underhanded” approaches aimed at compromising their research into commercial spyware. Global Massive new centre for AI research opens in Montreal Researchers inaugurated Montreal’s Mila centre Monday morning, one of three such […]

Globe and Mail Meng defends university-Huawei partnerships Ms. Meng, who has not spoken to media while on bail in Vancouver pending an extradition request to the United States, sent a column to the Nikkei Asian Review in Japan earlier this month. Toronto Star Opinion: Creating a culture of consent on campus An advisory committee has […]

Globe and Mail McMaster University receives $15-million donation for its commerce program The gift sets the stage for an ambitious redesign of undergraduate commerce education based on fostering close collaboration among students from multiple faculties. Globe and Mail Opinion: How universities can lead our country into a new economic world As economic winds blow to […]

StarMetro Halifax Ontario’s postsecondary reforms raise alarms for Nova Scotia students Student organizers in Nova Scotia are raising concerns about how Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s recent shakeup to postsecondary funding could be felt on the east coast. Times Higher Education Canada fears China crisis will curtail student recruitment boom The diplomatic row echoes Chinese disputes […]

StarMetro Edmonton Alberta students’ group sounds alarm over Ontario tuition changes Some Alberta post-secondary students are feeling uneasy after the Ontario government announced sweeping changes to tuition, financial aid, and student union rules last week. Calgary Herald University of Lethbridge hockey coach ‘no longer’ with team after harassment allegations The University of Lethbridge hockey coach […]

CBC Indigenous virtual reality experience heading to Wilfrid Laurier’s Brantford campus Lisa Jackson, an award winning filmmaker who is Anishinaabe, looks at a version of Toronto if the infrastructure of the city were reclaimed by nature and Indigenous culture. Niagara Falls Review Tuition cut leaves Brock with $15M shortfall Brock University is bracing for a […]

Maclean’s Students respond to OSAP changes: ‘We are moving backwards’ Ontario students decry changes by Premier Doug Ford’s government to student aid, despite a tuition cut. Globe and Mail Canadian universities continuing R&D funding partnerships with Huawei Canadian universities funded by Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. have shrugged off a decision by the University of Oxford […]

CBC MUN’s Coat Check helps students bundle up for the winter semester The Coat Check clothing swap is a way to make sure students have the gear they need to make it to spring — especially students who come from warmer climes. CHEK UVic researchers determine strong link between B.C. wildfires and human-induced climate change […]

National Post Minister meets with committee to develop national approach to campus violence The minister for women and gender equality says an advisory committee is developing a national framework to hold universities and colleges responsible for addressing sexual violence on campus. Toronto Star Ford government’s tuition cut to cost universities $360 million and colleges $80 […]

Globe and Mail Ontario government expected to cut tuition fees for Canadian students by 10 percent Tuition fees at Ontario universities and colleges will be slashed by 10 per cent under a new framework expected to be released by the Ford government later this week. CBC Seminars on sexual consent now mandatory for UBC fraternities […]

Globe and Mail Opinion: Canadian universities must stop undervaluing female academics As female professors move up the ladder into senior administration, our data shows that the pay gap gets wider for them, writes Bessma Momani, professor at the University of Waterloo. Globe and Mail Opinion: Economics needs to acknowledge its diversity problem Economics has a […]

Globe and Mail Ottawa allocates funding grants to bolster Indigenous research projects Winning projects received notice in November but the Minister of Science and Sport, Kirsty Duncan, is set to officially announce the funding on Monday. CBC McGill, UQAM miss province’s deadline to update sexual violence policies Two Montreal universities and a majority of the […]

CBC MUN law school ‘is going to happen,’ says university’s VP It’s been talked about for many years, but there’s growing momentum once again for the establishment of a law school at Memorial University. TheRecord.com New centre aims to improve efficiency for students at University of Waterloo The newly-opened space, coined ‘The Centre,’ aims to […]

CBC Brock cancels course to be taught by professor disciplined for sexual harassment Brock University has cancelled a history course that was to be taught by a professor who was disciplined following a sexual harassment investigation. CBC Tackling unconscious bias: U of A lectures give students a lesson in Indigenous health A new three-part lecture […]

CBC MUN’s Coat Check helps students bundle up for the winter semester Clothing swap helps less-fortunate students and students who’ve never experienced a Newfoundland winter. Hamilton Spectator Opinion: #TextbookBroke promotes open access but ignores copyright issues The overzealous push for OERs and open-access resources obscures the need for critical discussions about their potential limitations and […]

CBC U of Windsor’s free speech policy addresses potential harm to others — not ‘upset’ students The University of Windsor framed its updated free speech policy on the basis that rules enforcing what people can and can’t say varies across different parts of the school’s campus. Toronto Star Protest planned as Brock University professor disciplined […]

Globe and Mail Oxford bound: Meet four of Canada’s latest Rhodes scholars Chasing their educations brought these four young people down very different and difficult paths. Globe and Mail Canadian universities concerned diplomatic rift with China could hurt foreign-student enrolment Tensions have been high between Canada and China since the arrest of Huawei executive Meng […]

Globe and Mail At 21, this aerospace engineering student, former refugee has created her first invention “I want to reach girls and tell them they don’t have to limit themselves to traditional jobs,” Ms. Bakarian says. Ottawa Citizen Feds worry technology will force ’vulnerable’ groups out of labour force The government is in the midst […]