Why some universities have not signed Scarborough Charter: Opinion

While over 50 Canadian institutions have signed on to the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education, Caroline Samii-Esfahani of University Affairs reports that none of Québec’s French-language universities are among the signatories. Université de Montréal student Sarah Vuka Makani said that this inaction leaves Black students feeling overlooked. Representatives […]

The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue is reporting a $3M deficit for the 2024-25 budget. UQAT recteur Vincent Rousson stated that most of this deficit—approximately $2.5M—stems from salary increases that were granted to public service employees by the Government of Québec. Rousson expressed that while he agrees with the increases, the provincial government did not […]

Former Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue professor René Wamkeue was recently arrested for allegedly extorting and defrauding international graduate students. La Presse reports that Wamkeue—who worked at UQAT between 2010 and 2017—was fired in 2018 after the university discovered irregularities in the support he provided to students. Commissaire à la lutte contre la corruption spokesperson […]

The Government of Québec’s Institut national des mines has launched a new campaign to raise awareness about training and study opportunities for those interested in pursuing a mining career. Titled “Le secteur minier: un monde à explorer,” the campaign introduces a new digital platform that highlights vocational, college, and university programs related to the mining […]

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique and the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue are collaborating to launch new master’s and PhD programs in Indigenous Studies, which they say will become Canada’s first French-language graduate programs in this field. The joint programs will be offered through INRS’s Centre Urbanisation Culture Société and UQAT’s École d’études […]