Reading Time: 3 minutes“I cannot emphasize strongly enough that there has been little change as far as ethno-racial diversity in higher education systems in Canada.” said Sanni Yaya, vice-president, international and francophonie at the U of O.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes“The diversity that we’re given by the global Francophone community is integral and I think that we’re jeopardizing that by putting up more barriers to international students.” said Tim Gulliver, the UOSU’s advocacy commissioner.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Victoria (UVic) announced on Feb. 2 that it would be moving its capital fund into fossil free investments. The announcement is being heralded as a victory for the divestment movement.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“It’s important to decide democratically as a group what their priorities are, to advocate for them, and to stick to that and secure those principles,” said UOSU advocacy commissioner Tim Gulliver.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe U of O’s Refugee Hub received a large donation from one of their founding partners, the Giustra Foundation which was founded by Canadian businessman, mining financier and global philanthropist Frank Giustra.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s common law and civil law faculties have recently announced the creation of two new scholarships targeted to Black law students.
Reading Time: 5 minutes“This isn’t about politics, this is about people’s well being,” said CUSA councillor Emily Sowa
Reading Time: 4 minutesLaurentian University is a vital organ of Northern Ontario’s Francophone community.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe University of Ottawa has announced that it will continue to mainly host virtual courses for the Spring/Summer term in an email to students on Friday afternoon.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“What you read in the newspaper and the reality is outrageously different. I can’t believe the Globe and Mail would go forward with this [article],” said Frémont.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the pandemic exacerbating the stress and difficulties of university life, University of Ottawa students have created a discord to connect with fellow classmates.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFoot Patrol, a University of Ottawa Students’ Union (UOSU) offered service, has moved their operations to telephone-only due to current COVID-19 restrictions.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDespite COVID-19, the Rideau Canal Skateway will be open this year, offering the skaters the chance to partake in winter exercise.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe U of O’s seventh annual wellness week concluded on Jan. 22 and featured workshops and activities for students, staff and faculty at the university, as well as several contests.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe U of O administration did not directly communicate to students that the release date for final marks had been moved back from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOntario’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. David Williams said on Jan. 16 that people who have received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine will now have to wait between 21 and 42 days for their second dose.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThree individuals living in the Seager Wheeler Residence Hall at the University of Saskatchewan tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, reported the Sheaf.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents from Carleton University and the University of Ottawa have asked the provincial government to open up university and college campuses in order to improve students’ mental health and academic performance.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Equifax guaranteed that “Francophone students [will] be served in French.” Equifax was heavily criticized for lacklustre french services when it was hired by Desjardins to protect its members following its massive 2019 information breach.
Reading Time: 3 minutesNickolas Eburne, director for the faculty of civil law proposed the implementation of the new committee.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa changed their rules on residence contracts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many students were slated to move in during the winter term, however many students decided not to move in at all.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of British Columbia (UBC) president and vice-chancellor, Santa Ono, as well as the director of the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH), Peter Berman have come under fire for travelling out of the country in recent weeks.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Dec. 9, the University of New Brunswick announced its move to become a smoke free campus for September 2022.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOntario universities have started their winter 2021 semesters under a province-wide stay at home order. But while this is not the first semester impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the lockdown measures are complicating an already difficult situation for students.
Reading Time: 8 minutesRecommendations include singing Okanagan Charter, creating physical mental health and wellness centre on campus and creating a research cluster.
