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BY CATHERINE COUTURIER | January 03 2022

Launched in 2019, the program is preparing to enter new stages, despite the pandemic.

BY UA/AU | December 30 2021

As an eventful 2021 comes to an end, here are the stories and issues that shaped the year in Canadian higher education. Re-enjoy some of our award-winning content during your holiday break. And in the spirit of the season, share this newsletter with anyone in your network who may not know about UA. Stories that […]

BY UA/AU | December 23 2021

Stories we’re thinking about at year’s end.

BY SHAUNA MCGINN | December 15 2021

Sexual minorities are still experiencing barriers to care, says a professor overhauling curriculum at Dalhousie University.

BY TAYO BERO | December 02 2021

Universities and colleges across Canada now have a new set of guidelines to address racism and promote Black inclusion at their institutions.

BY PAMELA SUGIMAN | November 25 2021

University leaders need to recognize that each of us is at a different stage in our journey toward equity, justice and self-determination, and that racism within the academy cannot be swept away with one brush.

BY CHARLENE LEWIS-SUTHERLAND & SANIA HAMEED | November 24 2021

A recent CACUSS panel shed light on the realities that many racialized staff face.

BY SUMMER COWLEY | November 18 2021

Institutional mobility is key for women to move up in the academic leadership and prestige ladders.

BY AMEIL JOSEPH, JULIET DANIEL, BONNY IBHAWOH, JAMAL DEEN, DANIEL COLEMAN, ALPHA ABEBE, FAITH OGUNKOYA & LYDIA KAPIRIRI | November 17 2021

How McMaster University’s Black Excellence Cohort hiring initiative was formed.

BY JULIE CAFLEY | October 27 2021

An expert on leadership in higher education explores the reasons women are less likely to be appointed president, and why so many have unfinished mandates.

BY JULIE CAFLEY | October 26 2021

The two former university presidents speak with an academic who studies higher education leadership and governance about improving opportunities for women.

BY EMILY BARON CADLOFF | September 08 2021

A new report looks at outcomes for new graduates with disabilities. Advocates of disability rights say this data is not new or surprising.

BY TAYO BERO | September 01 2021

One year after a mass reckoning, we examine what universities are doing to address anti-Black racism in their own institutions.

BY ROHENE BOUAJRAM | August 24 2021

Universities need people, policies and protocols that take into account how to support the success of BIPOC students from an equity, not equality, perspective.

BY IAN MUNROE | August 13 2021

The majority of perpetrators are men, while women with disabilities and Indigenous women are the most likely to be targeted.

BY JENNIFER ANDREWS | July 30 2021

Looking at how BIPOC faculty are paid and treated when they first enter academia, and truly listening to them, would be a good first step in changing white privilege.

BY ÉMILE BÉRUBÉ-LUPIEN | July 20 2021

Researcher Vincent Larivière explains the factors leading to gender inequality in research.

BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | July 06 2021

Universities across the country are reassessing historical figures and renaming the buildings that commemorated them.

BY IAN MUNROE | June 29 2021

If participating postsecondary institutions don’t meet their targets by the end of 2029, the number of research chairs they receive will be cut.

BY MARY WELLS | June 18 2021

Offer free tutoring in math and science to high school students to help level the playing field, suggests engineering dean.

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