Hiring and firing controversy at Waterloo
Private interests have interfered with the hiring and firing practices of the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, according to a recently released report by the Canadian Association of University Teachers.
U of M prof fighting for job after controversial comment
A University of Manitoba math professor is fighting for his job after accusing the university of cheapening the value of its diploma.
U of Calgary opens gender and sexuality centre
Following years of student support and planning, the University of Calgary opened a new centre called Q: The SU Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity on Nov. 3 aimed at reaching out to students who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or queer.
Maclean’s asks if universities are “too Asian”
An article published in the most recent edition of Maclean’s magazine has sparked controversy by raising the question of whether or not university campuses are “too Asian.”
The article, written by Stephanie Findlay and Nicholas Kohler, discusses the role race plays in the self-selecting communities that tend to distinguish university campuses.
Sask U med students must clear criminal record check
First-year medical students accepted into the program at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon will have to submit to a criminal record check before entering the school’s college of medicine.
