Maclean’s releases updated college & university site with articles, rankings

Maclean’s has updated its universities & colleges site for 2025, which features the magazine’s student hub with articles about life at university, school profiles, and the 2025 University Rankings that were released late last year. The school profiles include details such as institutions by location, population, and tuition. The rankings assess Canada’s top primarily undergraduate […]

Mount Allison University is incorporating several Indigenous-inspired concepts into its ongoing renovation of the R P Bell Library. These elements include a dynamic tide tracker feature of the Bay of Fundy, lighting that is inspired by traditional basketry, a Mi’kmaq ornamental entranceway, and an atrium ceiling eight-point Mi’kmaq star. These features were selected after the […]

Mount Allison University has unveiled the name for the Centre for Indigenous & Critical Canadian Studies, formerly known as the Centre for Canadian Studies. The centre was renamed through a strategic visioning process committed to anti-colonialism, supporting the Indigenous Studies program, and engagement with the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action. The centre also has […]

The number of Maritime university students reporting disabilities is increasing, writes Allyson McCormack for CBC. Drawing on data from the Canadian University Survey Consortium, McCormack notes that 37% of students at Maritime universities reported having a disability in 2022, up from 29% in 2019; this figure is also higher than the national rate of 30% […]

Four universities recently shared updates on their labour negotiations. Brock University and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 35 have reached a tentative collective agreement that will be released upon ratification. Mount Allison University and the Mount Allison Faculty Association have established a new Collective Agreement that spans from July 2024 to June 2027. […]

Postsecondary institutions across Canada are recognizing the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women today as they commemorate the 35th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre. Polytechnique Montréal (formerly École Polytechnique) announced the 10th edition of the Order of the White Rose, which honours the victims by providing scholarships to women pursuing […]

A recent CBC article discusses how several New Brunswick university instructors are managing AI in the classroom. Mount Allison University Purdy Crawford Teaching Centre Director Toni Roberts discussed the importance of using AI “to our advantage,” since it is “not going away.” St Thomas University Associate Professor Andrew Klein said that expectations for students may […]

Postsecondary institutions across the country are holding commemorative ceremonies to honour Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day. Several institutions also launched special events and shared resources to educate the community: Brock University held beaded poppy-making workshops; Camosun College, Centennial College, and Mount Allison University shared reading lists and learning resources; and Dalhousie University, MtA and […]

Maclean’s has released its University Rankings for 2025 which evaluate the performance of Canadian institutions in five areas: students, faculty, resources, student support, and reputation. The results are grouped into three lists: Best Medical Doctoral Universities, Best Primarily Undergraduate Universities, and Best Comprehensive Universities. The top five Medical Doctoral Universities were McGill University, the University […]

Mount Allison University’s chemistry, biology, and facilities management departments are collaborating to remove invasive goldfish from the Ladies’ College Park pond. In an online statement, MtA explained that the goldfish were originally introduced as unwanted pets and have since thrived due to their resilience. The university noted that invasive species like these can severely disrupt […]