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A university degree was once a guarantee of higher incomes. Those days are gone, argue two profs

New copyright licensing deal won’t help: Jesse Brown

Last October I wrote a really strange column noting that the government of Brazil is sending 75,000 students abroad on scholarships, and Brazilian businesses were bankrolling another 25,000, and Canada was way behind in recruiting those students to Canadian universities.

As lectures grow, special classes emerge for the academically-inclined

AUCC’s new statement needs some editing: Pettigrew

And just this once, I mean the title non-ironically. The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada “applauds” and “is delighted by” Harper’s announcement of increased Canada-Brazil cooperation in higher education and research. And it “welcomes”  a plan to open three new visa centres in Brazil.

It’s a veritable blitz the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada has launched in India this month, in an attempt to put Canadian universities higher on the list of options the best Indian students consider when they head off to higher education. Fifteen Canadian university presidents are in India, along with federal science and technology minister Gary Goodyear.

Concerns arise over whether the education exception is neutered by digital locks

With no Canadian accreditation body, universities look south of the border for stamp of approval

The academic labour market never gets any breathing room

Justifying the university means justifying what universities do, not what we want them to do

Recession drives the biggest spike in enrolment since 2003