At Home: Quebec Universities Stand Against Quebec Charter The establishment of a Quebec Charter of Values, which details what kind of religious imagery a person can display or wear in public institutions, has not come without controversy. The Montreal Gazette, for instance, is reporting on how universities such as Concordia are demanding to be exempted… Read more »
Late January can be depressing; It’s cold, It’s bleak, and there’s a whole lot of winter left. This makes it a great time to look back in history to January 18, 1778, when Captain Cook landed where we all wish we were right now: Hawaii. Let’s take a quick armchair vacation to the Rainbow State:… Read more »
Dear Members, You may have recently seen information on the internet speculating about the future of Athabasca University. These reports suggest that the Alberta government may broker a merger between AU and University of Alberta, and that this may result in drastic changes to the services and programs offered to students AU students. We want… Read more »
Recently in the Athabasca Advocate, the Graduate Students’ Union President, Amanda Nielsen, said that “students view the call centre as a positive step to restructure the university”. Already used in the business school, the call centre would eliminate any direct means of contact students have with tutors. Calls that require academic experts would have to… Read more »
At Home: Canada Hopes to Double International Students The federal government recently announced a plan to attempt to double the number of international students attending Canadian post-secondary institutions by 2022. The Globe and Mail reports that International Trade Minister Ed Fast announced the plan on January 13, and that this doubling would mean that Canada… Read more »
At Home: Ontario Helps out part-time Post-Secondary Students The Globe and Mail recently reporter on regulation changes for Ontario universities that should make it easier for students on financial assistance or taking classes part time. In particular, part-time students will be charged on a per-credit basis, rather than a flat tuition fee, and universities will… Read more »
Dear Members, You may have recently seen information on the internet speculating about the future of Athabasca University. These reports suggest that the Alberta government may broker a merger between AU and University of Alberta, and that this may result in drastic changes to the services and programs offered to students AU students. We want… Read more »
With the arrival of online courses, from MOOCs to SPOCs to everything in between, the question becomes not if there’s a course for your particular interest, but rather where it is that you can find it. To help with that, the site Online College Courses has been created, providing a list of open college courses… Read more »
In February, the 2014 Winter Olympics are starting in Sochi Russia. Soon we’ll be hearing all we want to and more about this DVR filling extravaganza, but to get you up to speed before the games start, here are a few links that you should look into. The Official Site We’d be remiss if we… Read more »
The site Code.org is a non-profit organization that wants to increase the number of students, particularly underrepresented groups such as women or students of color, who are taking computing science. Their current campaign is to try to get people to learn one hour of coding skills, skills that will be invaluable in just about any… Read more »