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BY HANNAH LIDDLE | JAN 03 2024

Globe and Mail Claudine Gay’s resignation from Harvard points to challenges university presidents face in 21st century The resignation of Harvard president Claudine Gay Tuesday was an earthquake that is sending aftershocks throughout universities not only in the United States but around the globe. CBC News University of Alberta community pantry hopes to shift thinking […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | JAN 02 2024

CBC News Cybersecurity issue causes Grenfell Campus to delay return to classes Classes were set to begin Thursday but have been rescheduled for Monday. CBC News UPEI creates new positions in sexual violence prevention, equity, and student support New jobs come 6 months after report on ‘dire’ problems, ‘toxic’ work environment. CBC News University students […]

BY TARA SIEBARTH | DEC 22 2023

Globe and Mail Opinion: François Legault’s ‘targeted attack’ on McGill and Concordia is trademark wedge politics Interim Quebec Liberal Party Leader Marc Tanguay was mostly correct last week when he described Premier François Legault’s move to raise tuition fees and French-language requirements for out-of-province students at Quebec’s leading English-language universities as an act of “self-sabotage.” […]

BY KEATON HILLS | DEC 21 2023

The Montreal Gazette Plante, feds say there’s little they can do about Quebec tuition hike … “I said it more than once: It’s not something that I would have done,” said Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, member of Parliament for Honoré-Mercier and the federal Liberal party’s Quebec lieutenant, in Montreal on Tuesday. National Post  Editorial: International […]

BY KEATON HILLS | DEC 20 2023

The Globe and Mail McGill University to provide scholarships that cover tuition increase for out-of-province students Despite expected revenue losses, Montreal institution introduces measure to counteract Quebec government’s tuition hike intended to protect primacy of French language CTV News Quebec’s tuition hike, French rules for English universities can be challenged in court: lawyer … in […]

BY KEATON HILLS | DEC 19 2023

The Globe and Mail Opinion: Is the university’s problem too much free speech, or too little? Campuses need to prune back a tangled garden of socially destructive to change attitudes The Globe and Mail Opinion: Let’s not overlook the huge contributions that foreign students make to this country International students are being blamed for escalating […]

BY KEATON HILLS | DEC 18 2023

The Globe and Mail Opinion: François Legault’s true goal is to fundamentally transform Quebec’s English universities The plan appears designed to inflict maximum harm on McGill and Concordia CBC News University students from outside Quebec will have to achieve Level 5 French. Easier said than done? Could take months of commitment, says president of language […]

BY KEATON HILLS | DEC 15 2023

BNN Bloomberg  McGill calls tuition hike, new French rules ‘targeted attack’ on English universities “The measures that the government released today are devastating,” McGill University principal Deep Saini told a news conference. “They are far worse than those announced on Oct. 13 — worse for Quebec, worse for its universities, worse for Quebec businesses that […]

BY KEATON HILLS | DEC 14 2023

CTV News ‘Catastrophic’: Quebec reportedly set to impose higher French-language requirements for English universities McGill University’s deputy provost, Fabrice Labeau, did not mince words when reacting to a media report that Quebec is going to not only raise tuition fees for non-Quebec students but also require 80 per cent of those students attending English universities […]

BY KEATON HILLS | DEC 13 2023

The Globe and Mail Parliamentary committee calls for boost to scholarship and grant funding Four-party committee’s report recommends a 50-per-cent increase to the value of tri-agency graduate research scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships. National Post Feds urged to do more to protect international students: CAUT The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is calling on the […]

BY TARA SIEBARTH | DEC 12 2023

CBC News Changes to federal regulations for international students receive mixed reaction New measures mean students must have more money before moving to Canada. Globe and Mail Editorial: When it comes to international students, ‘show me the money’ is only half a policy When is a clampdown on international students coming to Canada not a […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | DEC 11 2023

The Montreal Gazette McGill makes another proposal on out-of-province tuition to Legault government “Our students are telling us they have doubts about coming to Quebec.” Global News New Brunswick’s Université de Moncton will not change its name The board of New Brunswick’s Université de Moncton has decided not to change the school’s name despite concerns […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | DEC 08 2023

Globe and Mail Ottawa doubles the cash foreign students need to study in Canada International students who want to come to Canada will need to prove they have more than $20,000 in order to qualify for study permits – more than twice as much as is currently required – a reform the federal government expects […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | DEC 07 2023

Global News Blair names Canada military college review board amid misconduct crisis Defence Minister Bill Blair on Wednesday named the board that will lead the review into Canada’s military colleges amid the ongoing sexual misconduct crisis. Toronto Star York University must address rising debt and low program enrolment, audit finds The university has a $600-million […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | DEC 05 2023

Hamilton Spectator Financial pressures, mental health struggles and addiction causing international student deaths Community leaders are warning that financial and academic pressures, and the lack of structural support are factors causing the deaths of international students, primarily from India. Burnaby Now Burnaby approves 17-storey tower at SFU with ‘transit hub’ for buses Council approved a […]

BY TARA SIEBARTH | DEC 04 2023

Toronto Star Ontario universities are running out of money and time, report says Ontario universities are working together to save money but still struggling, says a new report released in response to the government’s demand to find efficiencies before they will be allowed to raise tuition or get a boost in provincial funding. The Tyee […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | DEC 01 2023

Montreal Gazette McGill Pro-Palestinian group says it feels alienated on campus, vows to continue advocacy “Students have a right to political expression… and many groups have expressed their opinions on different things and have never been targeted (this way).” National Post Contract faculty in York University relying on food banks to get by, union says […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 30 2023

CTV News Quebec may backtrack on university tuition hikes, increase by 33% instead: report Quebec seems ready to back down from its plan to double tuition prices for university students outside of the province in exchange for more ambitious francization programs at English-speaking universities. Toronto Star More international students are seeking asylum in Canada, numbers […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 29 2023

Global News Petition demands Quebec drop plans to hike university tuition fees At Quebec’s National Assembly Tuesday, Liberal education critic Marwah Rizqy presented a petition on behalf of students, asking the government to cancel its plan to double tuition hikes for out-of-province students. Global News Navigating free speech and protests at Canadian universities As conflict […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | NOV 28 2023

Toronto Star Offensive pro-Hamas stickers at UBC further polarize campus Emotions have been running high on campuses across the country since the Israel-Hamas war began, igniting debates over free speech and academic freedom. Globe and Mail York University suspends at least three employees after charges in Indigo store vandalism A York University sociology professor who […]

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