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Open learning, open access, and open source, Public engagement, Students, Teaching and learning

How social sciences and humanities programs can prepare students for employment

Sandra Lapointe, McMaster University

Involving social sector organizations in students’ experiential learning allows students to develop important skills, and this can also serve as a community […]

Online education, Participation and enrolment, Performance assessment, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

Blank stares and black screens: The pitfalls of virtual learning and the challenges of post-pandemic education

Ari Gandsman, University of Ottawa

High-quality education requires active participation and engagement. Although the virtual experience implemented in response to the pandemic removed some barriers, it created […]

International issues, Participation and enrolment, Students, Tuition and student fees

The future of internationalization in the wake of COVID

Elizabeth Buckner, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

International students have been a growing demographic at Canadian universities, which have become increasingly dependent on the fees they pay. Has the […]

Health and safety, Students, Teaching and learning

Inside the mental health crisis facing college and university students

Simon Lewsen with photography by Chloë Ellingson

Campuses are offering more wellness programming than ever before, so why are rates of student mental illness on the rise? In the […]

Equity and social justice, Health and safety, Students

1 in 3 Australian university students have been sexually assaulted. They demand action on their vision of a safer society

Anastasia Powell, RMIT University

One in three university students (30.6%) have experienced sexual assault at least once in their lifetime. This is one finding from the […]

Health and safety, Students

5 ways university and college instructors can help students take care of their mental health

Max Coleman, Indiana University

Mental health issues for college students have been on the rise. monkeybusinessimages via iStock/Getty Images Plus A few years ago, a student […]

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

For a ‘safe return’ to university campuses, listen to students most affected by the pandemic

Jessica Vorstermans, York University, Canada and Azeezah Jafry, York University, Canada

Students don’t want to give up pandemic accommodations that helped make education more accessible. (Pexels/Mart Production) As many universities have moved back […]

Performance assessment, Students, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

Universities need to focus on students—not teach to targets—to help them succeed

Catherine Carroll-Meehan, University of Portsmouth and Harriet Dunbar-Morris, University of Portsmouth

Kate Kultsevych/Shutterstock The Office for Students, England’s higher education regulator, has outlined new proposals to ensure university students reach “acceptable outcomes” from […]

Health and safety, Public policy, Students, Tuition and student fees

The pandemic exposed the vulnerability of international students in Canada

Anil Varughese, Carleton University and Saul Schwartz, Carleton University

Universities and colleges need better, more easily accessible and culturally competent mental health services targeted to the needs of international students. (Shutterstock) […]

Equity and social justice, International issues, Students, Tuition and student fees

The shadowy business of international education

Nicholas Hune-Brown

Foreign students are lied to and exploited on every front. They’re also propping up higher education as we know it. This story […]

Topic: Students

How social sciences and humanities programs can prepare students for employment

Blank stares and black screens: The pitfalls of virtual learning and the challenges of post-pandemic education

The future of internationalization in the wake of COVID

Inside the mental health crisis facing college and university students

1 in 3 Australian university students have been sexually assaulted. They demand action on their vision of a safer society

5 ways university and college instructors can help students take care of their mental health

For a ‘safe return’ to university campuses, listen to students most affected by the pandemic

Universities need to focus on students—not teach to targets—to help them succeed

The pandemic exposed the vulnerability of international students in Canada

The shadowy business of international education

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