September 28, 2020, Winnipeg, MB – Last night, the President of the University of Manitoba, Dr. Michael Benarroch, announced that the university would continue to hold the majority of its classes remotely through the Winter 2021 term, utilizing the processes and resources established during Fall 2020. Eclipsing the earlier infection rates which provoked the initial shift…
By Claire Porter Robbins On Himanshu Dev’s first day of class at Western University’s Ivey School of Business, a professor insisted he either shorten or change his name so his classmates would have an easier time remembering and pronouncing it. Mr. Dev served in the Canadian Armed Forces for four years, including in Afghanistan.…
By Jessica Wong, CBC News For many Canadians, continuing on to post-secondary education is a major milestone — a crossover into adulthood away from family, a shift to fuller responsibility and an opportunity to define who you are. This fall, young Canadians are embarking on this momentous journey as the coronavirus pandemic shapes each step of the…
By Marianne Klowak, CBC News Some Manitoba university students — already feeling overwhelmed as a fall semester during a pandemic approaches — are wondering why they are still being charged fees for services when universities are offering online courses and campuses are partially shut down, says the head of a student union. The president of the University of Manitoba Students’ Union…
By Mugoli Samba University of Toronto faculty and staff unions are protesting the university’s plans for in-person classes in the fall, which contrasts with other Ontario institutions that have chosen to teach the semester online. The unions fear U of T’s plans could compromise student, faculty and staff health and safety, and are calling…