Remove EDI from research funding decisions, parliamentary committee says
The Standing Committee on Science and Research says ‘discriminatory’ EDI policies are ‘weakening the quality of Canadian research’.
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Good medicine: new programs train country doctors
Université de Montreal follows Queen’s prescription to heal the shortage of family physicians in rural areas.
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It Takes a Village
University presidents require longer time in office and broad support from within and outside their institutions to confront today’s biggest challenges.
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Universities struggle to be heard in Quebec election
In a campaign dominated by the U.S. trade war and the soaring cost of living, universities assert their continued importance.
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Quebec’s English-language universities embrace new French requirements as fall cohort begins
McGill, Concordia and Bishop’s universities roll out new initiatives to encourage students to learn French on and off campus.
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Gen Z meets genAI
We are the first generation to learn alongside AI. What do we owe the next?
A bridge to human rights
IDRA scholarship winner Karen Spring studies Central American communities seeking redress for harms caused by major development projects.
Opinion
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It Takes a Village
University presidents require longer time in office and broad support from within and outside their institutions to confront today’s biggest challenges.
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Gen Z meets genAI
We are the first generation to learn alongside AI. What do we owe the next?
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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.
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It’s time to boycott U.S. conferences
As trade hostilities continue, we shouldn’t use taxpayers’ dollars to travel stateside.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Teaching in the great outdoors
A unique creative writing class at the University of Toronto connects students to nature.
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From scholar to loller
The joys of retiring early.
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Say it plainly: Writing a report for your community partners
Part I: How to break away from scholarly style and serve the people who made the research possible.
Heat waves and brain waves
IDRA scholarship winner Tianqi Zhao studies climate change and mental health in South Africa.
Equity
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Fostering Black brilliance
At two Atlantic Canadian universities, small teams are thinking big to promote the scientific potential of students of African descent.
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Breaking through the “A” track
A woman’s guide to academic leadership.
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Q&A with Canada’s former special representative on combating Islamophobia
Amira Elghawaby champions religious accommodations on campus.
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The Mintz Report is wrong on EDI
Demanding ‘institutional neutrality,’ Alberta’s report on the post-secondary system risks silencing equity.
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