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2011

BY MARK CARDWELL | October 11 2011

University plans to create 50 chairs over five years to foster innovation in teaching.

BY ROB THOMAS | October 11 2011

New fellowship program to help doctors, lawyers and financiers.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | October 11 2011

Live streaming of games on the Internet called a model for the future.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | October 11 2011

June 6, 1911: the day Canada’s universities joined together in a national body.

BY ROSANNA TAMBURRI | October 11 2011

Canadian faculty are welcomed in many developing countries for their skill in introducing student-centred learning.

BY PEGGY BERKOWITZ | October 11 2011

No previous governor general of this country has known universities as intimately or as broadly as the one who currently holds the office.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | October 03 2011

Geoffrey Fong wants you to be shocked when you look at a cigarette package.

BY ROSANNA TAMBURRI | October 03 2011

Canada lags the U.S., but ‘exciting’ changes are taking place.

BY PETER MACKINNON | September 12 2011

If I were to ask members of any university audience, “Do you believe in the importance of academic freedom? Do you believe we should all be vigilant and vigorous in its defence?”, the answers undoubtedly would be yes and yes.

BY DOUG OWRAM | September 12 2011

Thoughts on tuition, part 2.

BY NICOLA KOPER | September 12 2011

It is a delicate balancing act.

BY CHRISTINE TAUSIG FORD | September 12 2011

Growing interest in the liberal arts in China reflects a return to traditional learning.

BY CINDY DEACHMAN | September 12 2011

The fortepiano’s crisp sound is brought back to life, delighting an Ottawa audience.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | September 12 2011

Group will pool resources and share best practices of small universities committed to research.

BY PEGGY BERKOWITZ | September 12 2011

Probably since the dawn of ocean commerce, seafarers have faced the threat of piracy.

BY CLAUDIO D’ANDREA | September 12 2011

Racial profiling is based on stereotypes and should have no place in policing, says Nicole Myers, a third-year law student at the University of Windsor.

BY HILARY DUFF | September 12 2011

The Alberta government has launched a pilot project called the Serving Communities Internship Program, offering postsecondary students a financial incentive to volunteer with a non-profit organization.

BY VIRGINIA GALT | September 12 2011

Skills training gives PhD students a boost, whether they find work inside or outside academia.

BY PEGGY BERKOWITZ | September 12 2011

When a university president leaves unexpectedly, the one who’s appointed interim leader assumes a crucial role in preparing the ground for the next president.

BY DIANE PETERS | September 12 2011

A group of female academics, activists and litigators have joined together to literally rewrite Charter equality cases from a feminist perspective.