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BY JEAN-FRANÇOIS VENNE | APR 07 2021

The government is preparing an action plan to improve university access and success – and it may bring additional funding to the sector.

BY NATALIE SAMSON | APR 05 2021

The Centre for Career and Vocation prompts students to ask how social responsibility and ‘calling’ factor into their work lives.

BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | APR 01 2021

After consultations and approval from its new board of governors, Western University’s ‘founding college’ will apply for autonomy to grant its own degrees.

BY WENDY GLAUSER | MAR 31 2021

Additional country-wide lab infrastructure and training capacity will allow researchers to be ‘ready to go.’

BY UA/AU | MAR 31 2021

March 31, 2021 Don’t gather over Easter As most universities prepare to close for Good Friday, public health authorities (as well as some premiers) across the country are pleading with people not to gather over the long week. “Historically, we see when we do congregate for our festive events, we do get more cases,” Earl […]

BY MICHAEL RANCIC | MAR 30 2021

How the Indigenous-led think tank is forging its own path through community, not competition.

BY DIANE PETERS | MAR 22 2021

‘If the programs don’t fit the outcomes, let’s see about changing the [programs],’ says Concordia academic who oversaw latest report tracking outcomes of PhD graduates.

BY MATTHEW HALLIDAY | MAR 17 2021

Projects are prime opportunities for stimulating economic recovery, says Universities Canada president.

BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | MAR 15 2021

To tackle the world’s biggest problems, ‘we’re going to need our government and scientists working together.’

BY NATALIE SAMSON | MAR 11 2021

Using portable 3D scanners, a team of professors and graduate students created a new database that attempts to replicate the hands-on experience of identifying fossils and other specimens.

BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | MAR 10 2021

In a Q&A, incoming U of Waterloo president Vivek Goel reflects on cutting through the noise of COVID-19 information, his vision for a post-pandemic university and what working in public health has in common with academic administration.

BY MICHAEL RANCIC | MAR 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.

BY ANQI SHEN | MAR 01 2021

The donated images document the Canadian photographer’s renowned career, starting with his time as a Ryerson student.

BY UA/AU | FEB 28 2021

February 24, 2021 More universities announce fall plans McGill University will return to on-campus teaching this fall. In a statement posted to its website yesterday, the university said that while some courses will continue to use components of online teaching, “students and teaching staff should plan for a return to more regular rhythms of on-campus […]

BY NATALIE SAMSON | FEB 24 2021

A new certificate program at Dalhousie University tackles the changing landscape of postsecondary leadership.

BY DIANE PETERS | FEB 22 2021

Ontario unveils its new funding formula for colleges and universities as Alberta mulls its own PBF scheme.

BY BECKY RYNOR | FEB 15 2021

MyCreds provides students and graduates with fast, secure access to their official transcripts and other academic documents.

BY JULIEN CAYOUETTE | FEB 10 2021

Laurentian University’s financial difficulties and the challenges facing the Université de l’Ontario français create uncertainty.

BY CHRISTINA FRANGOU | FEB 09 2021

Universities mark the first anniversary of the plane crash in Iran that killed 176 people, many connected to Canada’s academic community.

BY MICHAEL RANCIC | FEB 04 2021

With three shows in development, the Amplify network aims to bring peer-reviewed podcasts to the public.

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