Students - Academic Matters

A professor and two students make a structure on a table.

Equity and social justice, Performance assessment, Students, Teaching and learning

GCSE and Higher results show worsening gap between richer and poorer pupils: pandemic assessment shows we should reconsider exams

Jan McArthur, Lancaster University

Trolling and doxxing: Graduate students sharing their research online speak out about hate

Alex Borkowski, York University, Canada; Marion Tempest Grant, York University, Canada, and Natalie Coulter, York University, Canada

An increasingly volatile online environment is affecting our society, including members of the academic community and research they pursue. Graduate students are […]

Equity and social justice, Health and safety, Students

Riskier times on campuses mean we need a tool for prevention and intervention of sexual assaults

Sandy Jung, MacEwan University and Jesmen Mendoza, Toronto Metropolitan University

Close up on a Canadian immigration form.

Equity and social justice, Health and safety, Participation and enrolment, Politics, Public policy, Students, Teaching and learning, Tuition and student fees, Universities and the academic mission

International students in Canada: A lesson from history

Soma Chatterjee, York University

For the 2023-24 year, most arts and science programs at Toronto’s York University and Toronto Metropolitan University charge international students approximately $33-35,000 […]

Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

Should AI be permitted in college classrooms? 4 scholars weigh in

Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University; Asim Ali, Auburn University; Patricia A. Young, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Shital Thekdi, University of Richmond

How students are developing solutions to the problem of campus sexual and gender-based violence

Rebecca Hall, Queen's University, Ontario

Some universities have removed course information from public websites as part of efforts to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, following the […]

5 ways that college campuses benefit from diversity, equity and inclusion programs

Erica Jacqueline Licht, Harvard Kennedy School

For more than half a century, colleges and universities have relied on dedicated programs to attract students of color and support them. […]

Public policy, Students

Student housing crisis: Municipal bylaws have created roadblocks for decades

Alexander Wray, Western University and Nick Revington, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)

Equity and social justice, Health and safety, Students, Teaching and learning

6 ways universities can promote health on campus — and measure progress

Vicki Squires, University of Saskatchewan and Chad London, Mount Royal University

The importance of protecting our society’s health and well-being became starkly apparent during the pandemic. People’s physical and mental health were severely […]

A person sits in front of a laptop and puts their hand on their head with a worried expression.

Equity and social justice, Politics, Students

Canada’s costly housing market leaves international students open to exploitation

Tania Das Gupta, York University, Canada and Yvonne Su, York University, Canada

Topic: Students

Trolling and doxxing: Graduate students sharing their research online speak out about hate

Should AI be permitted in college classrooms? 4 scholars weigh in

Student housing crisis: Municipal bylaws have created roadblocks for decades

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