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Grad School's Not the Problem, You Are

Nicholas Barber | Posted 05.09.2013 | Canada Living
Nicholas Barber

Several times per semester an article gets forwarded around amongst the students in my PhD program with a message that is some variation of the following: Doctoral studies are pointless. Needless to say, these are depressing, discouraging reads for those of us already pursuing advanced degrees. I enjoy being a PhD student.

Redford Tells Albertans Corporatism is More Important Than Education

Benjamin Morris | Posted 04.06.2013 | Canada Alberta
Benjamin Morris

The Redford government gave Shell, $745 million back in 2012 to build the Quest CCS plant outside Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. At a time when our budget is operating under a deficit, the Premier is spending our taxpayer money to prop up billion-dollar corporations. That is what we call old fashion crony capitalism.

Tom Flanagan and the Decline of Academic Freedom in Canada

Samuel Mosonyi | Posted 03.21.2013 | Canada Politics
Samuel Mosonyi

After Tom Flanagan, a professor at the University of Calgary, remarked at a University of Lethbridge lecture that he had grave doubts for jailing thos...

Quest University's Untraditional Approach To Education

John F. Gray | Posted 05.19.2013 | Canada British Columbia
John F. Gray

Once you get past the breathtaking natural scenery and vistas of Squamish, B.C., and the architectural beauty of the campus buildings, and get talking with the students and staff of Quest University you know you've stepped into a community that doesn't have the same resonance of a large research institution.

A Drop in Rankings Is What McGill Needs

Davide Mastracci | Posted 05.07.2013 | Canada Politics
Davide Mastracci

The 2013 Times High Education World Reputation Rankings (WRR) were recently released. The WRR measures the best universities in the world based upon t...

Is This the Greenest Campus in Canada?

David Dodge | Posted 02.03.2013 | Canada Business
David Dodge

Church Point, a little-known dot on the map in rural southern Nova Scotia, isn't exactly a tourist hotspot. But for sustainability nerds it's an unexpected haven. It's home to St. Anne University, or Université Sante Anne as it's called in French and it may be the greenest little university in Canada.

Some Dropouts Find Success, But School Still Matters

Davide Mastracci | Posted 02.03.2013 | Canada Living
Davide Mastracci

On December 2, poet Suli Breaks posted a spoken word video titled "Why I Hate School But Love Education." Breaks' video certainly does have some positive elements but his argument is flawed in many ways. He reduces a post secondary education to something which takes place solely in the classroom. Regardless of what Breaks believes, school can foster education beyond the traditional methods.

Shad Vallery 2012 - Not Just for Nerdy Kids

Sarena Dharshi | Posted 12.09.2012 | Canada Alberta
Sarena Dharshi

Every July, around 10 Canadian universities scattered across the country play host to 500 students from all provinces/territories and even internationally. Although the program is for open-minded high school students who are not afraid to delve into any subject and become challenged or inspired in ways they never thought possible in one month, I hope to break the stereotype that this is "nerd camp". My program consisted of 56 total Shads and we lived in residence at the university.

University: Not a Pre-Req for Adulthood Anymore

JD Halperin | Posted 11.13.2012 | Canada Living
JD Halperin

Until very recently it was thought that universities were virtually a prerequisite to becoming an adult. A generation of students and graduates are financially crippled with student debt, remain under or unemployed, and they literally have mental issues. And the so-called responsible people keep applauding! University is not for everyone, and society should come to terms with that. Hopefully soon, the university delusion and the corny prestige it bestows will wear off for good.

Back to School Can Be Bad For Mental Health

Arthur Gallant | Posted 11.04.2012 | Canada Living
Arthur Gallant

It was just a few years ago that I had my first day of college and I can relate to my co-workers' excitement. But I'm concerned that they aren't being prepared for things like potential mass amounts of student debt but also the toll college and university can take on a student's mental health.

Returning Quebec Students Will Need to Retake Economics 101

Peter McCaffrey | Posted 10.26.2012 | Canada Politics
Peter McCaffrey

Figures from Statistics Canada show that, for the 2011/2012 year, undergraduate students in Quebec paid an average of just $2,519 a year for their education. Meanwhile, students in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario paid $5,601, $5,662 and $6,640 a year, while the Canadian average was $5,366 a year. Charest's tuition proposal would have seen Quebec students still paying thousands of dollars less for their tuition in 2017 than students in several other provinces are paying right now. No organisation, universities included, can continue to provide a quality service if its expenses go up while it is unable to raise sufficient revenue to cover those expenses.

Seven Ways for Graduates to Get Off the Couch and Into an Office

Nancy A. Shenker | Posted 08.20.2012 | Canada
Nancy A. Shenker

Close to two million kids will graduate college in 2012. And millions of high school and college kids are now flooding the summer job market. Have you just graduated? Are you home for the summer? Still unemployed? You're not alone! And here are some sure-fire tips to get you from couch potato to paycheck!

Watching the Watchdog: Notes From The Future of Journalism

Tim Knight | Posted 08.17.2012 | Canada
Tim Knight

These are my very own, real leaked documents about the fact that traditional, general-interest journalism is the crucial cornerstone of democracy and that social media threatens to destroy that cornerstone. They're written by students studying journalism. If you have any interest in Canadian journalism in our Canadian democracy you should read them.

Does a Degree Matter Less if You're in a Wheelchair?

Joe Henry | Posted 07.30.2012 | Canada
Joe Henry

For the most part, the education system has done its job. Beginning at the elementary and secondary level, students with disabilities have been given access to support and services that have allowed them, not only to participate in the education process, but to increasingly be successful. But now, it's up to employers to open their doors to the disabled.

Canada Should Trade Some White Collars for Blue

Martin Lavoie | Posted 07.25.2012 | Canada
Martin Lavoie

We've all heard the message time and time again: We need to send more people to colleges and universities, and ensure our country is well-educated. This is great in theory; after all, no one is against apple pie. But the reality is that we can't flip a switch and guarantee everyone has a university degree in 10 years. This isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Why Not Tax the Universities' One Per Cent?

Nora Loreto | Posted 06.23.2012 | Canada
Nora Loreto

In post-Drummond Ontario, how could anyone working at a university find themselves among the half-millionaires club, let alone the one per cent?

Queen's Drama Troupe Video Talks Up School

The Huffington Post Canada | Ron Nurwisah | Posted 11.17.2011 | Canada

If you went to Queen's University (or you're lucky enough to be attending right now) you'll probably love this video (warning, some of the language is...

University and the Cast-Off Parent

Kathy Barthel | Posted 01.07.2012 | Canada Living
Kathy Barthel

Our kids have been with us for so long, day and night, and we miss them. They may have been the focus of our lives. The irony is, we try very hard to be good parents and to raise smart, savvy, caring kids, but if we do, we'll raise them to be independent.

Arctic Fighter Jets? Yes! Universities? No.

Tim Querengesser | Posted 12.17.2011 | Canada Politics
Tim Querengesser

We will gladly spend $9 billion on F-35 fighter jets, ostensibly to help patrol our Arctic airspace and keep it Russian-free. What we will not do is spend real money on higher education for people in the North. For instance, the Canadian government quietly slashed funding for the University of the Arctic.

Stop Blaming Young Voters

Ilona Dougherty | Posted 12.07.2011 | Canada
Ilona Dougherty

Perhaps the most common misconception is that young Canadians lack faith in democracy. Anyone who believes this simply hasn't looked at the evidence. Youth have just as much (or little) faith in our democratic process as their parents' generations, and it doesn't explain the difference in voter turnout.

Are University And College Students Starving?

The Toronto Star | Andrea Gordon | Posted 11.20.2011 | Canada Living

Hefty tuition, a youth job shortage and rising food prices means more college and university students are going to class on an empty stomach. Twen...

An Education Takes Kids From Slums to Schools

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 11.20.2011 | Canada
Craig and Marc Kielburger

As a teen, Jaime was sucked into a world of gangs, drugs and violence that threatened to lure him away from school, which in El Salvador is only offered in half days. Jaime tells us he'd have wound up selling drugs, or possibly even dead, if an after-school program called Superate hadn't saved him.

Tuition Wars and a Challenge From Up North

Ontario Election Debate Hub | Posted 11.15.2011 | Canada
Ontario Election Debate Hub

Heather Fraser (NDP): Andrea Horwath's got a plan to freeze tuition fees. Meanwhile the Liberal's are running on a plan to reduce tuition by 30 per cent. A likely story. Just like on other issues, the Liberals want us to believe they'll do something when the record shows they won't.