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[Photo courtesy of Western Law] Lawyer Anna Dolidze has turned fear, and exile from her home country of Georgia, into a succession of “firsts” and a new career at Western University, but not without a little help along the way. […]

Universities will not receive funding increase from the province. [SCAZON/Flickr] The provincial budget released by New Brunswick Finance Minister Blaine Higgs on March 26 calls for significant tax hikes, the largest since 1983. But despite the planned increase in revenue, […]

The University of Regina had hoped to see an operating grant increase of 4.8 per cent. [Daryl Mitchell/Flickr] The government’s lower than hoped commitment to post-secondary education prompts warnings of program cuts, staff layoffs & higher tuition fees. Saskatchewan Finance […]

[LICHTMEISTER/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM] CAUT is applauding the Royal Society of Cana­da’s decision to establish an expert panel to examine the status and future of Canada’s libraries and archives. The panel will be chaired by Patricia Demers, distinguished professor at the University of […]

Confucius Institutes, launched by the Chinese government in 2004, usually come with generous donations to the hosting academic institution. [IVANWALSH.com / Flickr] McMaster University is severing ties with an institute that teaches Chinese language and culture, because of concerns about […]

Union members & supporters rally at the University of Manitoba Feb. 13, 2013. The University of Manitoba Faculty Association and five other on-campus unions teamed up in an epic day of protest Feb. 13 to send their message of frustration […]

A potential walkout by faculty members and librarians at NSCAD University has been averted after a tentative deal was reached with university administrators March 7. The 110 regular and contract academic staff represented by the Faculty Union of NSCAD had […]

Les instituts Confucius, implantés depuis 2004 par le gouvernement chinois dans plusieurs villes du monde, versent généralement de généreux dons aux établissements d'enseignement hôtes. [IVANWALSH.com / Flickr] L’Université McMaster rompt ses liens avec un institut voué à l’enseignement de la […]

L’ACPPU a constitué un comité d’enquête spécial chargé d’examiner les préoccupations de cinq employés de l’Université Brock à l’égard de l’exercice du droit de critiquer un programme établi dans le cadre d’une entente conclue entre l’Université et le Diocèse catholique […]

Le ministre des Finances de la Co­lombie-Britannique, Mike de Jong, s’est attiré des critiques au sujet des dispositions relatives aux établissements d’enseignement postsecondaire incluses dans le budget de la province présenté le 19 fév­rier dernier. En effet, ce budget retran­che […]

La direction du Programme des chaires d’excellence en recherche du Canada finan­cera la création de onze nouvelles chaires dans huit universités canadiennes, une initiative évaluée à environ 55 millions de dollars sur cinq ans. Cette initiative, annoncée en novembre 2012, fait suite à un […]

British Columbia Finance Minister Mike de Jong’s provincial budget has attracted criticism over the plan for post-secondary institutions. Among other things, the budget tabled Feb. 19 calls for $46 million in cuts to the Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation, and […]