Students at Brandon University, Fleming College, and the University of Guelph will each have access to new bursaries and scholarships, thanks to donations and partnerships. BrandonU has received $1.1M from donor Michael Chernoff to expand its entrance awards and create new opportunities for top incoming students. At Fleming, The Joyce Family Foundation donated $1.5M to […]
ShanghaiRanking has released its Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025, which assesses institutions from around the world according to 57 subjects across five broad disciplines. Canadian institutions that appeared in the top 25 for at least one subject included McGill University, Simon Fraser University, Université de Montréal, the University of British Columbia, the University of […]
Institutions across Canada are hosting events and reflection opportunities in honour of Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day. Institutions such as Centennial College, First Nations University of Canada, the University of Guelph, and the University of Toronto held or are holding ceremonies or services on campus. The Hadiya’dagénhahs First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Centre […]
The University of Guelph has partnered with the Creative Destruction Lab–Rockies (CDL-Rockies) AgriFood stream, with UoGuelph’s Ontario Agricultural College named as an affiliate site of CDL-Rockies. The program will connect Canadian agriculture and food entrepreneurs with an international network of experts—including UoGuelph expertise—to support work in sustainable and secure food systems. “By working with CDL, […]
Postsecondary institutions across Canada are embracing the Hallowe’en spirit with seasonal events that blend fun, learning, and community engagement. At Camosun College, both campus libraries are showcasing chilling tales and Halloween-themed book displays. CDI College is hosting a student costume contest, while Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig is inviting students to a pumpkin carving contest. The University […]
The student-as-customer model used at Canadian universities must be discarded, writes John Walsh (University of Guelph). Walsh outlines the issues with this model, such as its costliness, inefficiencies, and its tendency to invite “a consumer culture into a sector that cannot tolerate it.” He proposes a reframing that treats parents and governments as investors and […]
The University of Guelph has received a $1.4M investment from Fidelity Investments Canada ULC to create a named chair in finance and provide students from the Gordon S Lang School of Business and Economics with hands-on learning experiences. Dr Nikola Gradojevic will hold the Fidelity Chair in Finance and will perform research, expand student learning, […]
Flags for various Indigenous communities and for initiatives such as Every Child Matters are being raised on campuses across Canada in time for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR). Institutions such as Brock University and Mount Allison University will be flying the Every Child Matters flag to recognize those children who were forced […]
The University of Guelph has announced that it has become the first international campus to host SSP International’s Summer Science Program. Through this summer program, Grade 11 students will take part in an immersive STEM experience at UoGuelph in the bacterial genomics program. The inaugural cohort will spend time studying stress resistance in a bacterial strain […]
Postsecondary leaders must develop new approaches to navigate disruption and uncertainty, writes Daniel Atlin (University of Guelph). Drawing on research interviews with senior leaders in Canada and abroad, Atlin argues that leaders should embrace “sense-making”—understanding and interpreting the situations people find themselves in—to guide their institutions. Toward this end, he outlines four strategies: exploration and […]