Maclean’s 6th Annual Student Special

Some schools guarantee employment, others say it’s not their job. Can universities tailor themselves to suit the workplace? Just as important: should they?

By Maclean’s

March 3, 2011

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Students want jobs and universities are listeningBut which schools are turning out the most employable grads? No one really knows.

2011 Student Surveys: Complete results Students tell universities how the system is working.It’s all about class time.

Get me a job--or give me my money backShould schools be in the business of turning out employable grads?

The student’s QuestFrom dirt and dreams to student favourite: what’s different about Quest University is pretty much everything

Proud to be retailAmbitious grads find big rewards—in between toys and housewares

Inside the student-led movements urging Canadian universities to divest from fossil fuels

University students across Canada are frustrated by the slow pace of halting dangerous climate change, and they are wielding their power to do something about it

Campus life at Canadian universities during the second pandemic school year

Canadian universities are welcoming students back to class, residence and even karaoke events. But there’s still plenty of online instruction, and some schools have vaccine mandates.

The college advantageUniversity inspired them to change the world. College gave them the tools to do it.

Do-it-yourselfismCheap loans and tight job prospects create a new crop of entrepreneurs

Job interview? Here are some hintsWhen they say… ‘Tell us about yourself,’ they don’t really mean it

Now we don’t have to worryMom, dad, big brother and sister—everyone was scrimping to keep Jessica Holman in university. The Maclean’s $20,000 scholarship changed all that.

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Maclean's 6th Annual Student Special