Ontario’s Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities release the following statement to the student media this morning: “John Milloy, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities will speak to student media about important changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program.” Minister Milloy has scheduled a teleconference for 2pm Monday. No…
Ontario’s Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities release the following statement to the student media this morning: “John Milloy, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities will speak to student media about important changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program.” Minister Milloy has scheduled a teleconference for 2pm Monday. No…
It’s late and I’m not in headline writing mode right now. I feel that I need to force myself into a routine of writing on this blog. Sadly, I can’t think of much to say tonight because I’m fairly exhausted from writing my very brief Ontario…
Upcoming on my GlobeCampus blog this week: **The culture wars come to Canada **Ann Coulter’s visit to Canada is only the first of many American right-wing pundits to Canada. My take on last night’s controversy has been submit to the Globe editors and should be up Wednesday afternoon…
Record number of Brits studying in States The UK Independent**reports [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/uk-students-head-overseas-in-search-of-cheaper-fees-and-academic-excellence-1922820.html] ** that a record number of British students are studying at American universities. The Fulbright Commission [http://www.fulbright.co.uk/] says 8,701 British students studied in the United…
York University president Mamdouh Shoukri has requested York’s university ombudsperson to review the recent York Federation of Students election following a series of complaints about perceived bias against the opposition “New York” slate. In a letter [http://www.yorku.ca/ombuds/news/terms_of_reference.pdf] laying out the…
The United States House of Representatives passed [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/democrats-pass-vote-ending-century-long-fight-for-us-health-care/article1507560/] historic health care legislation tonight by a vote of 219 – 212. I’ve honestly lacked the time to follow the debate closely and cannot weigh in with an opinion that raises to the standard of…
The* Winnipeg Free Press*editorial [http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/giving-natives-a-chance-88350277.html] Thursday called on native leaders to discuss the recent report *Free to Learn: Giving Aboriginal Youth Control over Their Post-Secondary Education by the Macdonald Laurier Institute instead of dismissing it out of hand. The focused on the…