For first year post-secondary students now walking the halls of universities and colleges in Saskatchewan, there is a lot more on their minds than just higher learning. Read more...12 septembre 2015
Post-secondary students in Canada face increasing stress, psychiatrist says
For first year post-secondary students now walking the halls of universities and colleges in Saskatchewan, there is a lot more on their minds than just higher learning. Read more...How post-secondary students can fight 'grim reality' of rising textbook costs
By Janet Davison. Cate Talaue figures she's done all she can to find affordable textbooks to get herself through her post-secondary education. Read more...Let’s bridge the gap between academia and management
By Simona Chiose. In August, the annual meeting of the Academy of Management – the largest global association of management and organization scholars – came to Vancouver. In more than 2,000 sessions over six days, 11,000 researchers presented the results of their work. Read more...Ryerson leading Canadian universities’ efforts to aid Syrian refugees
By Simona Chiose. Canadian universities are ramping up efforts to help Syrian refugees reach a safe haven here, but many are using existing programs rather than looking to a private sponsorship program that has caught Canadians’ imagination. Read more...Which college degrees are in the most, least demand?
By Stefanie Botelho. According to a new study from Chicago-based CareerBuilder and its Economic Modeling Specialists International unit, the number of new college degrees awarded in the U.S. essentially has stopped growing, rising less than 1 percent each of the last two years. More...
Obama pitches free community college plan
By Stefanie Botelho. Giving students two years of free community college is simply an extension of America’s historical emphasis on the importance of education, President Barack Obama told a crowd of about 1,000 at Macomb Community College. More...
University of California sells $200M holdings in coal, oil sands firms
By Stefanie Botelho. The University of California's chief investment officer on Wednesday said it has sold off about $200M of direct holdings in coal and oil sands companies, which he said were no longer good investments for the university's $98.2B fund. More...
First-generation college students face hurdles, stigmas
By Stefanie Botelho. It was obvious to the South Oakland resident whenever he saw students driving cars paid for back home or heard them discuss exotic travel. But his sense of isolation wasn’t simply economic — or exclusively because he is an African-American at a largely white university. More...
UF Innovation Hub to double in size with new grant
By Stefanie Botelho. The University of Florida will double the size of the Florida Innovation Hub with another $8M grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, providing more space for technology companies to start and grow. More...
University of Michigan to invest $100M in big data initiative
By Stefanie Botelho. The University of Michigan over five years will invest $100M in a big data initiative with researchers seeking insights in four targeted areas—healthcare, learning analytics, social sciences and transportation. More...
