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“#Canada’s Top School by Student Satisfaction 2021: Bishop’s University” Bishop’s is famous for making students feel a similar sense of individuality. Professors actually notice when their students aren’t in class—unthinkable behaviour in many larger institutions. Why do students at Bishop’s University love it so much? The liberal arts university in Sherbrooke, Que., founded in 1843,…
“#Canada’s Top Medical Doctoral University 2021: McGill” One of McGill’s true strengths seems to lie in diversity: 30 per cent of its base is international, and Montreal’s cosmopolitan offerings—cultural institutions, nightlife, art scenes and restaurants—are legion McGill has made a name for itself as a juggernaut on the research circuit; it has a well-earned international…
“#Canada’s Top Comprehensive University 2021: Simon Fraser” SFU considers student wellness to be as important as planetary health. The school has green-lit a support program that aims to counter the long wait times that students endure to see a therapist—and the virtual appointments are pandemic-friendly. Perhaps the best word to describe a Simon Fraser (SFU)…
“#Mature students ditch lockdown for the virtual classroom” The pandemic sparked a return to school among mature students and recent grads seeking to change careers Sophie Gray was working as a journalist for a South Okanagan newspaper in British Columbia when the pandemic hit. “Sales were down, staff were laid off and it was very…
“#How post-secondary students of colour can feel safe in their new home” As a shy, booksmart teenager, I wanted to find a university where I could grow into my own person. For me, that was Western University in London, Ont., two hours away from my home in Toronto. But while my peers were excitedly preparing…
“#This week’s reading: All the fake news you can handle” A crop of courses on fake news have been cropping up in Canadian universities. Many of them pull insights from political science, philosophy, history and psychology. For an assignment in the course Fake News and Alt-Facts: Navigating Post-Truths Politics at Simon Fraser University, Mark Pickup’s…
“#How tuition waivers help B.C. youth in care overcome stubborn systemic barriers” A provincial program that waives tuition can be critical to access higher education, but the initiative—introduced in 2017—is not without its gaps Nathaniel Ap* didn’t know what he wanted to do after high school. At age 17, he was renting a home (which…
“#How does a plastics ban work when the world needs it more than ever?” Politics Insider for Oct. 8: The feds move to ban six single-use plastic items (and exempts PPE), a federal-provincial energy proxy war, and what if Trump wins again? Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight…
“#The fly on Mike Pence’s head was the tiny hero we deserved” So much depends on a black insect resting against the white backdrop of an American politician’s hair There was only one clear winner to the vice presidential debate between Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. The true victor—the only entity on…
“#’Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking:’ Five takeaways from the U.S. VP debate” Kamala Harris combined assertiveness and ease, but both she and Mike Pence wriggled out of key questions. It was all so blessedly normal. It was a debate so earnest, so conventional, so calm that you could almost hear a fly land. Or you…