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News Academic freedom

Attacks on higher education spread globally, including in liberal democracies, Scholars at Risk report finds

Canada urged to defend values amid erosion of institutional autonomy in the U.S.
News International students

Grad student visas double since 2025

Policy changes drive sharp rise in permits for international master’s and PhD candidates.
News Policy

Where do Quebec’s political parties stand on higher education?

With the provincial election less than a month away, we provide a roundup of platforms and promises.
News Students

Kids with wealthy grandparents more likely to attend university

High-income grandparents can compensate for low-income parents in higher-ed access, a recent study shows.

Opinion Indigenous

Canada’s sovereignty is being tested

As Canada faces mounting pressure from the United States, an Indigenous-led exhibition at the Gwangju Biennale offers a timely way to think about conflict, responsibility and the choices ahead.
Opinion Academic freedom

It’s time to boycott U.S. conferences

As trade hostilities continue, we shouldn’t use taxpayers’ dollars to travel stateside.
Opinion Academic freedom

Rebuilding Jewish students’ trust in universities

As students return to campus, discussions of the Middle East conflict deserve a scholarly, responsible and robust treatment that recognizes antisemitism in all its forms.
Opinion Retirement

Mandatory retirement: the case against

Joe Norris argues that forcing academics to retire is a form of systemic violence.

Features Research

A bridge to human rights

IDRA scholarship winner Karen Spring studies Central American communities seeking redress for harms caused by major development projects.
Features Research

Heat waves and brain waves

IDRA scholarship winner Tianqi Zhao studies climate change and mental health in South Africa.
Features Research

Take me to the river

IDRA scholarship winner Peter Duker studies community fishing practices in Thailand.
Features History

Two solitudes: Quebec Universities in WWII

Historical researcher explores English-French divide over Second World War.

Career Advice Students

The paradox of doctoral learning

Completing a PhD doesn’t mark the end of learning, but rather the loss of the illusion that learning ever ends.
Career Advice Administration

The secret to good labour relations

Two negotiators — one from a faculty association, one from a university administration — share their advice for building trust and achieving the common good.
Career Advice Mental Health

Teaching in the great outdoors

A unique creative writing class at the University of Toronto connects students to nature.
Career Advice Retirement

From scholar to loller

The joys of retiring early.

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Institutional Autonomy

News Academic freedom

Attacks on higher education spread globally, including in liberal democracies, Scholars at Risk report finds

Canada urged to defend values amid erosion of institutional autonomy in the U.S.

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Hannah Liddle
September 15, 2026

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