Media Advisory – George Smitherman to announce new investments for local universities TORONTO, April 10 /CNW/ - George Smitherman, MPP for Toronto Centre, will make an important announcement regarding new support for local universities. He will be joined by Dr. Sheldon Levy, President of Ryerson University. << Date: Friday, April 11th, 2008…
John Wigle, President of the Ainslie Wood/Westdale Community Association of Resident Homeowners Inc. says he group welcomes students in a letter [http://www.thespec.com/Opinions/article/351643] to the editor of The Hamilton Spectator. I live in Westdale, the area surrounding McMaster University. I attended one AWWCA event…
Purdue University is hoping to raise $300 million in a new fundraising campaign to expand student financial aid, services, and scholarships. The Indianapolis Business Journalreports [http://www.ibj.com/html/detail_page.asp?content=13568] the latest campaign following a $1.7 billion campaign which wrapped up last year. $300…
Laurie Fendrich, a professor at Hofstra University, believes so. In a post in the Brainstorm blog on The Chronicle of Higher Education website, she states that tenure does more harm than it’s worth. Her commentary is well worth the read [http://chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/index.php?id=362]…
Laurie Fendrich, a professor at Hofstra University, believes so. In a post in the Brainstorm blog on The Chronicle of Higher Education website, she states that tenure does more harm than it’s worth. Her commentary is well worth the read [http://chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/index.php?id=362]…
The University of Manitoba will receive [http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=2&too=100&eve=8&dat=4/10/2008&npa=15645] $47million over three years from the Manitoba government for its Project Domino [http://www.themanitoban.com/2007-2008/0326/103.Project.Domino.to.relocate.13.depts.at.…
When you don’t like the results the first time, wait until you have a better chance [http://www.thevarsity.ca/article/3234] on the second.…
Roberto Quinlan [http://www.yorku.ca/rquinlan/], a professor of biology at York University, writes [http://www.universityaffairs.ca/issues/2008/may/upper_year_01.html] in the May 2008 University Affairs about an unknown pathogen which is infecting upper-year university students during the months of December and April. Personally,…