Reading Time: 4 minutes Universities that already have an online-learning platform should strengthen it; those that don’t need to catch up or risk obsolescence
Tag: Colleges/Universities
University of Calgary accused of being racist haven
Reading Time: 4 minutes Be skeptical when claims indiscriminately vilify an entire community of scholars and workers
Social connections critical for students with learning disabilities: study
Reading Time: 3 minutes U of A education researcher offers advice on how post-secondary schools and students can foster a sense of belonging and improve learning
Pandemic further reveals exploitation of U.S. college athletes
Reading Time: 3 minutes There simply is no ethical justification for colleges calling athletes back to campus while telling other students to stay home
Your degree might not be as valuable as you think
Reading Time: 3 minutes The ability to fail, to think critically and to learn from one’s mistakes aren’t generally taught in school
Loss of international students a blow to Canadian schools
Reading Time: 3 minutes Foreign students spent about $23.6 billion in Canada last year and much of that income will be lost as a result of COVID-19
Polytechnic education critical to the front-line workforce
Reading Time: 3 minutes Government needs to be thinking about smart investments to make applied education safe and accessible
Sonny Vaccaro deserves more from The Last Dance
Reading Time: 4 minutes The man who is trying to give college athletes their due inexplicably doesn’t appear in Chicago Bulls documentary
Democracy can’t afford to stifle dissent and discussion
Reading Time: 3 minutes Protesters have silenced free speech through a combination of media pressure, inflated security costs claims, boycotts, riots and violence
The struggle for free speech on Canadian campuses
Reading Time: 3 minutes The value of free inquiry is the very reason for universities, and it’s the foundation of free and democratic societies