Stacy Lee Kong
Did the pandemic make post-secondary students more resilient?
More than two thirds of students surveyed told us that they have felt optimistic, productive and equipped to handle their problems during the pandemic. But this isn’t a straightforward story about resilience.
Six Canadian university students on how they’re fighting climate change
University students in Canada are paying more attention to climate change than ever before. It’s their future that’s in limbo, they say, and they want companies and governments—and their own schools—to start listening.
Inside Nunavut Sivuniksavut, a unique post-secondary option for Inuit youth
Students at Nunavut Sivuniksavut, an accredited college program, take courses in Inuit history, Inuit-government relations, Inuktut and more. It’s an immersive education—and a community.
Going to college? The best advice for new students
Here’s a crash course in choosing from 10,000 college programs, staying on top of your work, finding financial support, getting help when you need it—and having fun and making friends
How to slay your MBA like an Olympian
Three elite athletes on the transferable skills that help them find success in their MBA programs
Why movement is critical to learning
The way instruction is delivered in post-secondary institutions doesn’t always take into account the brain-body connection. In fact, it can reduce students to ‘brains on sticks.’
Canadian university students share their thoughts on romance in 2020
Turns out COVID-19 isn’t as much of a hindrance to university dating as insecurities, school and time are
Heading to the library—in your bedroom: How students are studying from home
How Canadian college students plan to hunker down and focus with their home-study set-ups
University students remain closely tied to their parents—emotionally and otherwise
Forty-four per cent of students surveyed said their relationship with a parent was the most important one in their lives. Stacy Lee Kong explores why that is and what’s changed over the decades.
Why colleges in Canada are ‘hard-wired’ to the communities that surround them
Colleges, which are in Canada’s biggest cities and smallest towns, work closely with local industry and community groups when designing their programs and research projects
Why learning from home is an unlikely training ground for a post-pandemic world
The pandemic has accelerated a trend that was already taking hold in higher education. And that, surprisingly, might be a good thing.