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Soo Today Sault College, Algoma U align for new diploma to degree pathway The degree pathway agreement signed on Feb. 21, 2023, will allow the college’s social service worker graduates to enter year three of the university’s bachelor of social work. Montreal Gazette Quebec to finance research project on mental health of students The project […]
Globe and Mail Law schools should boost number of Black law students in Canada, says report To boost the ranks of Black lawyers in Canada, law schools should introduce a separate admissions program for Black students and create Black-focused scholarships and bursaries, according to a new report. Global News Queen’s University suspends admissions to bachelor […]
Globe and Mail Ottawa launches funding agency to help commercialize research, protect intellectual property Promising that it “will not be just another funding agency,” the federal government is launching a new Crown corporation to help businesses commercialize their research and protect their intellectual property. Globe and Mail Hired exam takers, blackmail and the rise of […]
CBC News Université Laval professors to go on strike next week Around 1,300 professors at Université Laval will go on strike from Feb. 20 until March 3, over what the professor’s union, le Syndicat des professeurs et professeures de l’Université Laval (SPUL), says are issues concerning workload, salary increases, academic freedom and the protection of […]
Globe and Mail Ottawa ends all research funding with Chinese military and state security institutions The federal government will no longer fund research with Chinese military and state security institutions and is urging the provinces and universities to adopt similar national-security measures. Global News Free legal info on sexual assault now available to Western University […]
CTV News Quebec spending $54 million to fight sexual violence in college and university The $54 million over five years represents a $25 million increase over the previous budget. Globe and Mail New residences at McMaster University aim to ease student-housing crunch McMaster University’s new graduate student residence will open this fall. The $100-million, 30-storey […]
Ottawa Citizen Universities brace for Chinese students’ return as Beijing orders them back to Canada Immigration data suggest tens of thousands of Chinese students in Canada may have returned to China during the pandemic. But now Canadian universities and officials say they are getting ready to welcome some back, after the Chinese government ordered students […]
CTV News ‘Pay-what-you-can’ market helps support students facing food security challenges Higher food prices are taking a bite out of Canadian’s wallets and students in Waterloo region are no exception. Global News Dalhousie law students stage walkout in solidarity against racism in class Dozens of law students at Dalhousie University walked out of class on […]
CBC News St. Thomas University in Fredericton appoints new president M. Nauman Farooqi will serve as the school’s 14th president beginning on July 1, according to a news release from St. Thomas University. Farooqi currently is the dean of business and social sciences at Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.B. Globe and Mail Alberta minister […]
CTV News Turpel-Lafond returns honorary degree to another B.C. university after internal review Royal Roads University announced Tuesday it accepted the return of the honorary doctorate of laws it awarded Dr. Turpel-Lafond in 2016. CTV News University of Lethbridge welcomes incoming president and vice-chancellor Digvir Jayas has been chosen as the University of Lethbridge’s seventh […]
CTV News Canadian government announces $46.5 million for deep-sea research Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray says understanding of the marine environment is ‘relatively meagre’ given that oceans cover 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface. CTV News Athabasca University chair says process to pick new president was legal, but not ‘best practices’ Preparations are underway for […]
CBC News Alberta to require ‘free speech reporting’ after uproar over controversial academic visit Canadian Association of University Teachers concerned about government overreach. Globe and Mail Athabasca University chair says process to pick new president was legal, but not ‘best practices’ The way Athabasca University’s president was terminated and replaced was legal, but it wasn’t […]
Globe and Mail Ottawa vows to curb Canadian university research with Chinese military scientists Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne has reproached Canadian universities for collaborating with Chinese military scientists and vowed to bring in new national-security guidelines to better protect cutting-edge science and technology from ending up in the hands of China. The Tyee Athabasca U […]
Times Colonist Canada to make splash in Asia with largest conference of its kind in Singapore Dubbed the “Canada-in-Asia” Conference,” the event – co-hosted by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and Universities Canada – will aim to bring together 500 participants to Singapore’s Raffle City Convention Centre on Feb. 21-23. Global News Canadian universities […]
CBC News Athabasca University board fires president who fought Alberta government on staff relocations Peter Scott was president of Athabasca University for over a year. Ottawa Citizen Alberta government promises more free speech protections on campuses after university cancels anti-wokeism talk he Alberta government says changes are coming to further protect free speech on campuses […]
Globe and Mail ChatGPT prompting some professors to rethink how they grade students Professors are de-emphasizing essays and take-home exams and moving back to the kind of in-person tests that fell out of use over the COVID-19 pandemic. New Westminster Record Strikes at two Atlantic universities tied to chronic underfunding: unions Leaders of faculty unions […]
Brampton Guardian Toronto Metropolitan University announces location of new Brampton medical school The medical school, slated to open in 2025, will be located at the Bramalea Civic Centre at 150 Central Park Dr. The Conversation Why labour strife at universities should concern us all The move is part of a seven-point plan for improving Quebec’s […]
CTV News Alberta to address rural doctor shortages through training in Lethbridge and Grande Prairie The provincial government has unveiled its plan to bring more physicians to areas that are currently underserved, but some doctors aren’t convinced the strategy will address the real problem. Montreal Gazette Quebec aims to fix teacher shortage by fast-tracking diplomas […]
CTV News McGill launches a large international study on early detection of Parkinson’s disease A large international study involving McGill University is seeking participants with or at high risk for Parkinson’s disease to further the early detection and treatment of this neurodegenerative disorder. Global News Sarah McLachlan School of Music comes to MacEwan University The […]
Globe and Mail Two-thirds of research-grant requests sent to Canadian security agencies rejectedThe Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) said it sought advice from federal security agencies on 48 applications for funding under the country’s research partnership framework, about 4 per cent of all applications. Toronto Star Following a string of sexual assaults inside […]