Skip navigation
SEARCH

Enter keywords

Pages
BY J. PERCY SMITH, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY TEACHERS | April 20 1966
By J. Percy Smith, executive secretary, Canadian Association of University Teachers Published April 1966 https://universityaffairs.ca/archive-content-the-duff-berdahl-report-on-university-government/
News
BY PHILIP FINE | June 08 2010

New action plan for Haitian universities unveiled by AUF at Montreal conference.

Geography professor Jean-Marie Théodat gets a paycheque from a university in Paris to run an office in Haiti. The bureau he manages is part of the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/universities-help-haiti/
Academic for life
BY GLADYS WE | March 15 2024

After retirement, it can be difficult to maintain your social connections – joining your institution’s retiree association can be a great solution.

When I retired in 2022, I didn’t have any solid plans for what I would do next. I had been at Simon Fraser University for more than 30 years and after the solitude and stress of the pandemic, I just wanted to put my tools down for a few months. Less than a week after I packed up to leave my office...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/academic-for-life/the-rewards-of-being-part-of-your-universitys-retiree-association/
Margin Notes
BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | November 10 2011

Taglines are always interesting – a sort of Rorschach test for institutions’ identities.

It’s fairly common for universities to try to distinguish themselves from one another. Part of that is branding, although I must say I don’t hear universities talk too much about their particular “brand” nowadays – not compared to five or 10 years ago, when it seems to me this was more com...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/margin-notes/quiz-whats-your-universitys-tagline/
In my opinion
BY YVES GINGRAS | November 21 2016
Every year on August 15 exactly, many university presidents – particularly in Europe – get nervous. They know that the annual “Shanghai Ranking” – published since 2004 – is released on that day. Has their institution moved up or down on the list? Whatever the case may be, the communicati...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/academic-rankings-universitys-new-clothes/
News
BY MICHAEL RANCIC | March 08 2021

A group of CBU administrators and local physicians aim to improve access to health care at the provincial and municipal levels, while also improving health services on campus.

Cape Breton University has formed a medical advisory committee to advocate for better access to health care for students. Assembled by university president David C. Dingwall, the newly formed advisory committee is made up of health experts across a wide range of disciplines as well as university adm...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/cape-breton-universitys-new-medical-advisory-committee-confronts-barriers-to-student-health-and-well-being/
In my opinion
BY BRYN WILLIAMS-JONES | July 23 2020

Let’s ensure we recognize and support their extraordinary efforts during the COVID-19 crisis.

As a result of the current pandemic, professors and students are having to adapt to new ways of working in a world full of uncertainties. When will our children be able to go back to school? Will we be able to visit our elderly parents? What will happen with the upcoming academic year? They are expe...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/administrative-personnel-are-the-universitys-frontline-workers/
News
BY SHAUNA MCGINN | January 19 2021

With a Coast Salish design and modern fit, the new academic robes honour Kim Baird, the first Indigenous woman to serve as chancellor at the institution.

As a freelance fashion designer, Sam Stringer normally works on custom evening and bridal gowns, but when Kwantlen Polytechnic University asked her to create new academic regalia for the incoming chancellor, she was thrilled by the chance to use her skills for her alma mater. The new chancellor, ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/new-chancellor-inspires-an-update-to-kwantlen-polytechnic-universitys-regalia/
News
BY JULIEN CAYOUETTE | February 01 2022

We take an interactive look at some of the significant moments from the past year.

February 1, 2022 marks the first anniversary of Laurentian University of Sudbury’s declaration of insolvency, and its decision to seek protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). This unique case is being closely monitored by northern Ontario and university communities. ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/a-look-back-at-the-first-365-days-of-laurentian-universitys-restructuring/
News
BY NATALIE SAMSON | September 10 2014

The building has been called “courageous, bold and just a little insane.”

When OCAD University unveiled the Sharp Centre for Design in 2004, as part of the school’s $42.5-million campus makeover, the public quickly took sides. “No one was indifferent,” recalls Will Alsop, the architect behind the Sharp Centre. “People either really loved it or hated it and to ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/ocad-university-sharp-centre-for-design-turns-10/
News
BY SHAWNA WAGMAN | October 07 2015
News
BY REAGAN SPENCER | April 30 2024

The campus’ smallest residents are creating a “buzz” around pollinator protection.

Students and staff at both of Wilfrid Laurier University campuses may start to hear a familiar hum on campus as the weather starts to warm: a few hundred thousand honeybees. Laurier’s Waterloo campus became home to two beehives in 2017 and their Brantford campus followed suit in 2022 with two b...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/wilfrid-laurier-universitys-apiaries-promote-sustainability-on-campus/
Features
BY UA/AU | June 01 2017

To mark Canada’s 150th, fifty fun facts about Canada’s campuses.

See all 50 facts Continue reading....
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/50-little-known-facts-canadian-universities/
Pages
BY TARA SIEBARTH | May 24 2017

To mark Canada’s 150th, fifty fun facts about Canada’s campuses.

No patience to scroll through our fabulous slider of fun facts? Here they are in a text-only format. If you want to see all of the images, check out https://universityaffairs.ca/feature-50-little-known-facts-canadian-universities-text/
News
BY UA/AU | May 04 2022

Lifting of vaccine requirement at some Ontario universities.

Editor’s note: please note that this page will be updated on an as-needed basis.

May 4, 2022

Lifting of vaccine requirement at Waterloo region universities

As of May 1, three postsecondary institutions – the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University,...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/covid-19-updates-for-canadas-universities/
News
BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | September 29 2021

Some university campuses will be closed for the new statutory holiday.

Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a Continue reading, takes place on Sept. 30. The day is meant to honour and commemorate the Indigenous children that were...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/universities-mark-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation/
Features
BY IAN D. CLARK, DAVID TRICK + RICHARD VAN LOON | November 07 2011

A new book argues for substantial reform to Ontario’s higher-education system, including the introduction of a rare breed of institution in Canada: the teaching-oriented university.

“By several measures, Ontario currently has a good higher education system,” say Ian Clark, David Trick and Richard Van Loon in their new book, https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/time-to-consider-a-new-type-of-university/
Features
BY FRANCES BULA | November 28 2017

Blessed with large tracts of land, many universities are developing their surplus holdings to raise revenue.

When Michelle Srdanovic and her family moved to the top of a mountain in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby 11 years ago, they became part of a grand experiment. The three-bedroom townhouse they settled into – cheaper than anything similar in Burnaby at the time – was in a new development on leased...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/universities-real-estate-developers/
Features
BY MOIRA MACDONALD | January 03 2018

The deliberations of university boards seem to have become more rancorous and controversial of late. What’s going on?

What’s the latest at your university board? There was a time when that question may have been a signal to cue the crickets. While faculty and students busied themselves with the exciting highs and lows of intellectual and scientific pursuits, university boards were the steady hand that quietly and...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/university-boards-spotlight/
Click to fill out a quick survey