Education

One of McGill’s true strengths seems to lie in diversity: 30 per cent of its base is international, and Montreal’s cosmopolitan offerings—cultural institutions, nightlife, art scenes and restaurants—are legion

SFU considers student wellness to be as important as planetary health. The school has green-lit a support program that aims to counter the long wait times that students endure to see a therapist—and the virtual appointments are pandemic-friendly.

The pandemic sparked a return to school among mature students and recent grads seeking to change careers

For students of colour, racism can extinguish the excitement and opportunity of university. A graduate offers her experience.

A crop of courses on fake news have been cropping up in Canadian universities. Many of them pull insights from political science, philosophy, history and psychology.

A provincial program that waives tuition can be critical to access higher education, but the initiative—introduced in 2017—is not without its gaps

Roaming around campus, getting to know dorm mates—these are rites of passage for first-year students. So how do they settle in when they have to socially distance?

Fewer international students, half-full residences, shuttered food services and empty parking lots add up to devastating revenue losses. And public funding has fallen over the past decade. Universities are in for a reckoning.

Evelyn Asiedu: The absence of demographic information on Black and racialized students renders their experiences untenable and provides no incentive for change

Online education allowed Edward Scarpazza to work on his undergrad while getting experience in the field as a paramedic