Statistics Canada on Tuition

Statistics Canada has released a report today on tuition. It is very interesting. The MSU had no clue it came out, so I gave them a quick brief and pointed out the huge opportunity this presents to lobby on behalf of students. Funny eh, I am MSU Public Enemy Number…

Annoucement by Minister Bentley at McMaster University this morning

> Attention News Editors: New Award Created To Honour Teaching Excellence At Ontario’s Colleges And Universities McGuinty Government On The Side Of Families Who Want Their Sons And Daughters To Find Opportunity HAMILTON, ON, Sept. 1 /CNW/ – The McGuinty government is launching a new award that will recognize teaching excellence…

Busy Day in PSE

Today, we can expect three major news items related to PSE. 1. StatsCan Annual Report on Tuition (already out – will post very soon) 2. The Minister’s announcement at McMaster (happening right now 10am) 3. The EPI (Educational Policy Institute) is releasing a report entitled: “Beyond the Sticker Price) I…

Stephen Colbert: He Gets It!

One of Colbert’s catchphrases to his audience is that they “Get It”. Actually Stephen Colbert Gets It. He is one of the few TV shows that embraces the Internet and we have embraced him right back. Mark over at What is the (Next) Message? [http://whatisthemessage.blogspot.com/] writes…

The Best Episode of Colbert!

The First! I remember watching the first episode of Colbert back in October and I was hooked. I have to download it from the internet in October because at the time, Colbert was not available in Canada. This episode has still not been played in Canada.…