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BY DANIEL HALTON | March 14 2024

Universities Canada New CEO

BY BRIAN BETHUNE | March 13 2024

Are regional, class, gender and ethnic history programs shattering Canada’s collective sense of national identity?

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | March 08 2024

The artist-academic behind the Black and Free initiative shares her story.

BY JUDY OWEN | March 06 2024

How the university sport governing body is changing to meet the needs of Canada’s student-athletes.

BY SHARON ASCHAIEK WITH FILES FROM MOHAMED BERRADA | February 28 2024

How growing recognition of the diverse needs of students on the autism spectrum is fueling a culture change on campus.

BY CAILYNN KLINGBEIL | February 21 2024

The Saskatchewan-based researcher has been studying and tracking super pigs for over 14 years.

BY MOHAMED BERRADA | February 14 2024

When international conflicts arise, Canadian universities have to juggle free speech and academic freedom, while also managing external pressures.

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | February 14 2024

David Robinson, executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, shares his thoughts on how the debate over the Israel-Hamas conflict is threatening fundamental principles of academia.

BY MICHAEL RANCIC | January 23 2024

Thirty years into his academic career, Glen Jones is still curious about what makes universities tick.

BY SPARROW MCGOWAN | January 17 2024

The ‘garden of the gulf’ has been grappling with a number of tumultuous issues in higher education, most of which involve its sole university.

BY MOIRA MACDONALD | January 10 2024

With the integrity of the international student system under fire, what can universities do?

BY LESLEY EVANS OGDEN | January 03 2024

Things are progressing, but there is still work to be done.

BY DANIEL HALTON | December 06 2023

Universities Canada’s new chair of the board of directors Deep Saini on the need to rebuild trust and other challenges facing the postsecondary education sector.

BY MAUD CUCCHI | November 29 2023

As Polytechnique Montréal celebrates its 150th anniversary, we shine a spotlight on the engineer’s path to becoming the first woman to lead the institution.

BY PASCALE CASTONGUAY | November 13 2023

Denis Harrisson looks back on his years as president of Université du Québec en Outaouais.

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | November 09 2023

By engaging with the public, academics are building trust on behalf of their institutions within their communities.

BY MOHAMED BERRADA | November 02 2023

The Quebec government’s announced tuition fee increase for out-of-province students has sparked intense political debate over university funding.

BY CAILYNN KLINGBEIL | November 01 2023

‘All of my work is informed by my own understanding of Anishinaabe cultural identity.’

BY SPARROW MCGOWAN | October 25 2023

With support for graduate students at a breaking point, Canadian universities are feeling the impact.

BY CAILYNN KLINGBEIL | October 18 2023

Two professors have developed a new teaching and learning philosophy that encourages more fun in higher education.

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