The long decline of university undergraduate education: causes and remedies

 The generation-long decline of most North American universities has been so gradual that informed observers possessed of only a modicum of denial might have been able to believe either that they are witnessing a small cultural shift or, perhaps, the minor setbacks that are the reasonable price of the laudable

Time to Stop Talking About Speech Laws and Start Talking About Speech Rights!

 The Lindsay Shepherd affair at Wilfred Laurier University was the moment the free speech and free thought lid blew off the pressure cooker in Canadian Universities as it exposed a Soviet-style inquisition at the hands of Wilfred Laurier University Professor Nathan Rambukanna. Shepherd's “crime” was showing undergraduate students a video

Ottawa Co-op Programs Give Students Competitive Edge

 Photos by Jake Robillard The age of technology is among us, and with it comes the ability to replace hardworking individuals with machines. Due to this massive industrial shift, as well as the fact that the baby boomer generation is still employed full-time, prospective employers have been forced to crack

Canada Home to Nine of the World’s Top 200 Universities

 The thirteenth edition of the QS World University Rankings, compiled by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds, today confirms MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the world’s best university for the fifth consecutive year. McGill University is again ranked Canada’s top institution, but falls six places to 30TH position. While

Nipissing University Provides Quality Education to First Nations Communities

 It is frequently forgotten access to learning and high-quality teaching is not available for everyone in Canada. The education provided for Aboriginal children is just one example of a group with limited access. Their level of education is well below that of other Canadian children. The high school graduation rate