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BY DIANE PETERS | January 09 2020

Universities and industry groups agree the path to engineering needs to be smoother for talented young women.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | December 10 2019

Statistics Canada releases its latest data on the numbers and salaries of full-time teaching staff for the 2018-2019 academic year.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | December 03 2019

Universities across the country mark the 30th anniversary of the shooting at Polytechnique Montréal.

BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | November 29 2019

70 percent of respondents said they had witnessed or experienced racism on campus.

BY LESLEY EVANS OGDEN | November 27 2019

For many, leaving academia to start a family is a one-way trip – a derailment condescendingly referred to as “the mommy track.”

BY PASCALE CASTONGUAY | November 19 2019

The new board chair of Universities Canada lays out her priorities.

BY LESLEY EVANS OGDEN | November 19 2019

Variations in the language used by men and women in their applications didn’t seem to be a factor, however.

BY MOIRA MACDONALD | November 13 2019

The survey, which closes December 6, aims to address the lack of data on equity, diversity and inclusion in the postsecondary sector.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | November 05 2019

Universities Canada’s first-ever survey on EDI lets members compare results, share best practices.

BY MEGAN JENKINS | October 18 2019

“We Are Hockey” celebrates hockey players of colour and their impact on the sport in Canada.

BY DIANA DUONG | October 16 2019

The conversation about race in the profession is heating up. Here’s why.

BY STEPHANIE WHITNEY | September 09 2019

I am determined to amplify my voice so I can have impact in the work I do.

BY MATTHEW HALLIDAY | September 09 2019

Changes affect four equity-seeking groups: women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous people and visible minorities.

BY SPARROW MCGOWAN | August 20 2019

The new network of regional centers of excellence comes on the heels of Canada’s first national accessibility law.

BY JASMEET BAHIA | July 02 2019

Systemic racism is in the very foundations of universities; its influence is insidious and persistent.

BY DAVID KENT | July 02 2019

Simple, rather than drastic, changes can go a long way to improving equality.

BY DIANE PETERS | June 26 2019

Canada’s “queen of giraffes” – denied tenure because she was a woman, despite her groundbreaking research – finally gets the recognition she deserves.

BY SHEILA COTE-MEEK | June 24 2019

A new federal charter, with funds to match, will help institutions to identify systemic barriers.

BY ROHINI BANNERJEE | May 22 2019

The challenges of being true to oneself while representing the collective.

BY ANQI SHEN | May 15 2019

The new Dimensions pilot program to advance equity, diversity and inclusion in Canada’s postsecondary institutions to open on June 3.