As a little boy, I accepted the conventional wisdom surrounding the doctorate. A PhD, I imagined, represented the summit of intellectual achievement. Those who possessed it seemed to belong to a ...
On August 5, 2026, the Government of Canada, Department of Heritage released the first of two reports about campus antisemitism and student experiences (CASE). This landmark report described the ...
The two authors of this article spent years sitting across from one another at the bargaining table. One of us, Tracey Jandrisits, represented the University of Guelph administration. The other, Herb ...
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Alberta’s postsecondary education sector wants to be exempted from a new bill that gives the government control over whether public institutions such as universities can receive federal funding.
Joelle Pineau is an associate professor and William Dawson scholar at McGill University’s School of Computer Science, where she co-leads the Reasoning and Learning Lab. She is also a core academic ...
“So, if the PhD no longer fills the purpose for which it was meant for, now what? For Dr. Nelson, the answer cannot be reducing grad spots.” There was no compelling reason given why ‘reducing grad ...
When Liz Hofer was in Grade 6, back in 2009, her Kitchener, Ontario, elementary school planned to separate the girls and boys for health education. But, while the girls were to talk menstruation, the ...
On the final Thursday in February this past winter, Jeff Warren arrived at Quest University with a message that many in the campus community had been anticipating for a while: the university would be ...
Herstmonceux Castle, located 100 kilometres south of London, England, is the site of Queen’s University’s overseas campus, Bader College. Photo credit: iStock.com ...
Taylor MaGee, CCOVI operations coordinator and wine cellar manager for Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute examines a bottle from the Canadian Wine Library. Photo credit ...
In 1918, the Queen’s University senate voted to ban Black students from enrolling in its medical school. At the time, around 15 Black men were enrolled, representing one of the highest proportions of ...