Dalhousie med program to appeal probation
The Liaison Committee for Public Education (LCME), one of two accrediting agencies for medical programs in Canada and the United States, is placing Halifax’s Dalhousie University’s undergraduate medical education program on probation pending the outcome of the school’s appeal in October.
ABU changes name
New Brunswick’s Atlantic Baptist University (ABU) is changing its name to Crandall University in hopes of attracting a more diverse pool of applicants in the coming years.
“Through the name change, the university is seeking to overcome perception issues that continuously distort people’s understanding of the university,” said ABU president Brian MacArthur.