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NOSM University, which began as the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, may potentially offer a model for Northern education in other professional fields.
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Ontario’s changed university funding formula, which forces institutions to rely on high student tuition for niche programs, is putting some northern institutions in precarious financial situations.
A character from ‘The Boondocks’ is depicted in street art in Los Angeles during the time of the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020.
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A psychologist and parenting expert shares practical tips on how college students who are parents can help both themselves and their children excel in school.
Students organize a walkout to protest sexual violence on campuses and to support survivors of sexual assault, in Kingston, Ont., at Queen’s University, in September 2021.
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A national framework to address and prevent sexual and gender-based violence at post-secondary institutions includes a tool to guide responses to victims, alleged perpetrators and the community.
Black students reported stress as a result of trying to downplay their cultural identities.
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Black students told a researcher they felt conflicted about hiding parts of themselves in order to get ahead.
Low-income college students often face financial pressures and family obligations that their instructors cannot see.
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Pairing disability counsellors with post-secondary instructors to help them design classes is one way colleges and universities can improve their efforts to support students with disabilities.
Students of color report negative encounters with campus police.
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A finance expert explains why President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program got blocked – and what’s next for student loan borrowers in search of relief.
Poor job prospects at home are prompting many students from India to pursue opportunity abroad.
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An expert on international education explains the forces behind the drop in students from China and the jump in students from India studying in the US.
James Gensaw, a Yurok language high school teacher in far northern California, goes over some words with a student.
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If post-secondary institutions want to continue to play a key role in innovation and entrepreneurship, they must transform for the better.
Myaamia Heritage Program students get a lesson from Daryl Baldwin, executive director of the Myaamia Center at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
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Indigenous people’s languages were largely lost as a result of forced assimilation efforts in the U.S. Here’s why one tribal leader says the languages should be brought back.
Graduation is less likely for students at less selective schools.
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America’s selective colleges and universities become less diverse if the Supreme Court shoots down affirmative action in higher education, an expert on the subject warns.