Media Scan
Globe and Mail Free speech protest at Wilfrid Laurier University caps turbulent week Attendees of the protest surrounded master’s student Lindsay Shepherd after she spoke. Many simply wanted to take selfies with her and their signs, whether home-made or printed with the slogan “I Stand with Lindsay.” CBC Listening is the key to Indigenous education, […]
CBC Western University president Amit Chakma will not seek another term Dr. Chakma announced Thursday he will not be seeking a third term, and intends to leave his position by the end of June of 2019. CTV ‘Freedom of expression’ should not be ‘threatening’: Laurier University president The university will be creating a taskforce to […]
CBC UVic’s Indigenous governance program under 3rd-party probe A review of the program was launched under university’s discrimination and harassment policy. Ottawa Citizen ‘It’s OK To Be White’ posters too ‘divisive’ for Regina University, could be considered vandalism The University of Regina says it is removing posters on campus that contain the message “It’s OKAY […]
Inside Higher Ed The Interrogation of a TA Wilfrid Laurier University’s president has apologized after a recording revealed how a graduate student was questioned by faculty over use of a video of debate on nontraditional pronouns. Guelph Mercury Tribune Opinion: Neither Wilfrid Laurier University’s methods nor teaching assistant’s debate helped trans people The actions come […]
Nunatsiaq Online Finland’s ULapland offers glimpse of an Arctic university Nunavut is working towards a Nunavut-based university, but it would take a while to catch up with ULapland and the other Arctic Five universities. Saskatoon StarPhoenix Province reversed College of Medicine funding cut after university made case for more money The Saskatchewan Party government reversed […]
Times Higher Education Canada urged to boost outbound student mobility A report from the Study Group on Global Education calls for a quarter of Canadian students to study abroad within 10 years. CTV Concordia pilot program teaches entrepreneurship to First Nations youth A three-day Concordia University pilot program is giving First Nations youth from across […]
National Post Quebec bill looks at intimate relationships between students and professors Quebec universities are reviewing their sexual-violence policies following the introduction of a provincial bill that would require them to develop guidelines for intimate relationships between students and faculty. Globe and Mail Canadian university degrees still highly valued by employers worldwide: survey Five Canadian […]
Globe and Mail Are faculty prepared for growing numbers of online learners? Online courses are available in almost all subject areas and that two-thirds of Canada’s universities and colleges see online learning as very, or extremely, important to their future endeavours, according to a recent report on digital learning in Canada. CBC Hassan Diab’s wife […]
CBC More than 15,000 scientists from 184 countries issue ‘warning to humanity’ An open letter published in BioScience warns humanity that we need to change our behaviours in order to protect the planet. CBC University of Toronto professor says controversial website ‘on hiatus’ Jordan Peterson says he’s halted plans to launch a website to expose […]
Globe and Mail Fate of Atlantic university football championship game still up in the air After a day of legal skirmishes that unfolded in courtrooms in both Ontario and Nova Scotia, a decision on whether the Loney Bowl will be played this season remains in limbo. CBC Audio: U of T profs alarmed by Jordan […]
Global News Video: Meet UOIT’s new president Steven Murphy, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s incoming president in March 2018, talks about his goals, including his plan to help more students find jobs in Durham. Globe and Mail UBC releases draft of freedom-of-expression statement, asks for feedback A day after saying it would not […]
CTV Arctic climate research lab funding renewed for two more years: Duncan Science Minister Kirsty Duncan says $1.6 million will be provided to keep the Polar Environmental Atmospheric Research Laboratory, or PEARL, running until the fall of 2019. CBC Memorial teepee honours Indigenous veterans across Turtle Island Standing front and centre at the First Nations […]
Globe and Mail Canada urged to fund program to send students abroad The report was released by the Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa and the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. Globe and Mail UBC shelves new freedom of expression statement A working group of nine […]
The Economist How Canada’s unique research culture has aided artificial intelligence The country has made a virtue out of limited resources to found “Maple Valley.” Forbes Q&A: Why Montreal has emerged as an artificial intelligence powerhouse Yoshua Bengio, a deep learning expert, believes the city has become an AI leader due to its combination of […]
Globe and Mail Black on Bay Street: Hadiya Roderique had it all. But still could not fit in “On my way to becoming a lawyer, I learned that success isn’t necessarily about merit. It’s also about fitting in,” Hadiya Roderique writes. CTV Montreal hosts summit on gender equality in sciences Between Monday and Wednesday, Montreal […]
Globe and Mail Dalhousie Student Union says women of colour under attack, issues 10 demands In a statement on systemic racism endorsed by the council, the student executive says Indigenous, Muslim and other racialized women are under attack and the university has failed to adequately support marginalized students. Guelph Mercury Trudeau stands by GG’s science […]
CBC Ending student hunger: Lakehead University joins Ryerson, Meal Exchange in pilot project The Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Food Systems at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont., says the issue of food security is almost always rooted in poverty. Edmonton Journal Athabasca University on track with sustainability review: president Neil Fassina remains confident the […]
University World News Canadian urban universities must be real estate savvy In an era of rising property prices and urban land shortages, universities are forced to understand the real estate market or get left behind in the hustle for property. CBC UPEI gets $132K to better prepare students for workplace ACOA, province provide funding for […]
CBC Student-run Halifax health centre up and running again The student-run Halifax Outreach Prevention Education Support (HOPES) health centre is up and running again. Global News UBC fields 10 reports under new sexual assault policy More detailed information on individual cases is protected by privacy restrictions. Hamilton Spectator Mac receives second multimillion-dollar boost for liberal […]
The Agenda Video: Science on Parliament Hill Steve Paikin interviews Minister of Science, Kirsty Duncan, and the newly appointed Chief Science Advisor, Mona Nemer. CTV Out of province students reconsider Quebec schools over Bill 62 Some students say the passing of the bill has already changed their perception of a province they’d once considered moving […]