In an effort to crack down on international students and scholars who overstay their visas, the Trump administration is seeking to implement a new set of rules that would make it more difficult for them to remain in the U.S. Among other things, the proposed rules would require students and scholars from certain countries to leave within […] … learn more→

The birth of Toronto can be traced back to about 12,000 years ago before the end of the ice age. The British created what was known as the ‘Town of York” which was known as the upper Canadian frontier. Later, it grew to what we call the city of Toronto in 1834. With civilization came expansion and […] … learn more→

Universities are vital hubs of research and teaching on climate change. As large organisations, they also have significant emissions, which contribute to our climate crisis. Universities should therefore lead global action to limit climate change. How best can they do this? It’s Global Climate Change Week. This annual event aims to encourage universities – staff and […] … learn more→

Every GMAT candidate plans to solve practice tests repeatedly. Many of them think it is a good idea to attempt mock tests as an alternative to actually studying for the test. In all honesty, this is quite bizarre. Whole practice tests whet your problem-solving skills, they are not an appropriate supplement to actual studying. The […] … learn more→

Some months back, I received an email asking me for an academic reference. With it came a request that, in writing the reference, I pay attention to my unconscious gender bias and try to limit it. I am glad that universities are responding to the disparities in the kinds of recommendation letters that men and […] … learn more→

Post-secondary education has consistently been linked to the promise of a better life. Graduating from post-secondary study has been identified as the single most important factor affecting intergenerational mobility. Yet, several factors at play today show how this function of post-secondary education is in crisis in Canada. Shrinking government funding is behind higher university tuition fees. Government […] … learn more→

  Writing, and its alter ego, reading, are the backbone of academic work. The practices that make scholarship what it is. In the PhD there are multiple places and purposes for writing. We often focus on the final text, the thesis, the writing that communicates what we claim to know, that explains the research we […] … learn more→

At one time, the biggest problems associated with college fraternities were raucous house parties, puerile pranks or grim hazing ceremonies. This year, far more controversial issues have confronted these staples of US campuses – and of light-hearted Hollywood comedies from Animal House to Old School and Neighbors. And these issues have challenged the popular notion […] … learn more→

I recently attended a departmental meeting where our head of school declared our single most important objective to be the “student experience”. I agree wholeheartedly. But are universities brave enough to have a completely honest discussion about how their staff can deliver the best experience while this pandemic continues? Moreover, are institutions willing to entertain […] … learn more→

We seek the wisdom of Aboriginal leaders with their deep knowledge of Country as we explore how to be a university with place at the centre of its thinking. – Acknowledgement of Country, University of Tasmania Strategic Plan, 2019-2024 The University of Tasmania is Indigenising its curriculum. Other universities, in Australia and overseas, are also taking this […] … learn more→