Burlington city staff recommend against funding Mac MBA campus
City of Burlington staff are recommending their city council against giving McMaster University $10-million towards the construction of a campus for Mac’s MBA programs. Originally, the city of Burlington and McMaster reached a MOU to build a campus in downtown Burlington. The city of Burlington is looking to…
This blew my mind
The conference I attended Friday at Wilfrid Laurier’s Brantford campus included some food and drink during the scheduled breaks. During the last afternoon break, I needed caffeine and went for a cola. Imagine my shock when I saw a Coke and Pepsi beside each other. Cola choice, on…
Peak student
We all know about "Peak Oil." What about "Peak Student?" For a few years now, it has been predicted that the number of young people in traditional university demographics will peak. This will result in either declining enrolment numbers or universities reaching out to non-tradition groups to maintain…
Who pays more than they owe?
The Beeb reports that British students are overpaying on their loans. Seriously, I don’t understand how you overpay on loans. I also don’t understand who donate to the government by select that option on their tax returns.…
Another great article in the CSM
Stacy Teicher Khadaroo a staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor is establishing herself as one of the best higher education reporters in the United States. She has been putting out amazing articles which are on topics not being covered in other American publications. This week, she writes…
UToronto Press acquires textbook publisher
I’m going to be a bit philosophical here and hope this leads to lower textbook prices….…
Learning beats writing
(Yes, I’m grasping for a title on this.) I’m attending a conference on aboriginal education at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus today. Being the closest university campus to Canada’s most populated reservation, The Six Nations, I’m expecting to learn much at this conference. One of the most interesting…
Metronauts Conference at McMaster U tomorrow
Tomorrow, I will be attending a “unconference” about public transit in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area at Hamilton’s McMaster University. The conference is hosted by a group called the Metronauts. The Metronaunts are a group of transit enthusiasts who are working to improve public transit. They held their first…
A note for this year’s new student politicians
Today, May 1st, is the busiest day of the year for student union executive transitions. First of all, congratulations to all those who were legitimately elected in free and fair elections. (To the others, don’t expect me to treat you with any legitimacy.) If you are mentioned on…
Concerning access news south of the border
Some concerning news reported today on The Chronicle of Higher Education‘s news blog. First, the US credit crunch is causing a great deal of concern about the availability of commercial student loans. The American government is not involved in the direct provision of loans, unlike the Canadian government.…