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 ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government proposes some investments in youth and students in its 2025 budget, which projects a $78 billion deficit for fiscal year 2025-26. Amid the billions in proposed ...

Minority communities, universities, benefit from demographic boost of young francophones.

Sometimes, even professors have to laugh to keep from crying. This past winter, Geoff Rector, an English professor at the University of Ottawa was getting ready to teach a course on the traditions of ...

This article is part of our Prof v. Prof summer debate series, where academics take opposing viewpoints on hot topics in higher education. Read all the articles from the series here. Long before Prime ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has slashed international study permit targets by 49 per cent for 2026 in its first federal budget, announced today. The plan announced in the budget reduces ...

“As a generally anxious student, I spent the summer of 2019 researching ‘How to survive your first year of university.’ I thought I was prepared. However, when I first heard a peer mention they were ...

Canada has an academic labour mismatch problem: more people than ever graduate with PhDs, but after completing these intensive programs they often face limited career prospects in academia and beyond.

Canada is home to a great deal of world-class research, but the federal government and its security services are raising the alarm that the country’s combination of advanced technology, human talent ...

Connection and community may not be the first two words that you associate with graduate studies. However, this is a period rife with challenge, growth and change – and this is precisely why community ...