Universities and Colleges

The University of British Columbia Orchards Common student housing complex is seen in Vancouver, on Friday, October 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canadian universities bet on international students. Global shifts present risks

International events and politics can have a big impact on how many students come to Canada

 

SFU’s Dorothy Christian, accompanied by Cowichan Tribes Chief Lydia Hwitsum, reads a letter of congratulations to Valerie Bob upon receiving her PhD. (Photo by Don Bodger)

SFU degree presented in groundbreaking fashion to Penelakut woman with cancer

Valerie Bob unable to travel so university staff members come to her home

 

The 2024 season will be the last of the PAC-12 as we know it as eight teams leave the conference for greener pastures. Photo courtesy of PAC-12

THE MOJ: Sad times for West Coast college football fans as PAC-12 implodes

Plus some NFL, MLB talk and a broadcasting travesty

 

Simon Fraser University is pictured in Burnaby, B.C., Tuesday, Apr 16, 2019. B.C.’s Simon Fraser University says its athletics director has left the institution.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

SFU’s athletics director leaves university months after football controversy

Independent assessment of the future of SFU football remains ongoing

Simon Fraser University is pictured in Burnaby, B.C., Tuesday, Apr 16, 2019. B.C.’s Simon Fraser University says its athletics director has left the institution.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Simon Fraser University is pictured in Burnaby, B.C., Tuesday, Apr 16, 2019. Simon Fraser University’s athletic department says its football program will not play exhibition games in the fall as it is “not feasible.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Special adviser says Simon Fraser University football exhibition plan not feasible

Bob Copeland says playing competitive exhibition games poses safety and logistical concerns

Simon Fraser University is pictured in Burnaby, B.C., Tuesday, Apr 16, 2019. Simon Fraser University’s athletic department says its football program will not play exhibition games in the fall as it is “not feasible.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Simon Fraser University football team players hold a banner after attending a hearing at B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, on Monday, May 1, 2023. Simon Fraser University says it has appointed a special adviser to help determine the future of its cancelled football program.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

SFU names special adviser as it looks for feedback on its cancelled football team

Bob Copeland will provide assessment regarding viability of resuming SFU football in 2024 or later

Simon Fraser University football team players hold a banner after attending a hearing at B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, on Monday, May 1, 2023. Simon Fraser University says it has appointed a special adviser to help determine the future of its cancelled football program.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver Island University is applying to offer programs in Canada’s north. (News Bulletin file)

Vancouver Island University wants to offer remote degrees in the Northwest Territories

Vancouver Island University has applied to deliver a remote Bachelor of Education program

Vancouver Island University is applying to offer programs in Canada’s north. (News Bulletin file)
Simon Fraser University football team players hold a banner after attending a hearing at B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, on Monday, May 1, 2023.The Simon Fraser Football Alumni Society outlined details Friday of a proposal it sent to the school regarding the future of its football program.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Simon Fraser Football Alumni Society tables save-the-team proposal to university

Proposal calls for university to open talks with Canada West and U Sports

Simon Fraser University football team players hold a banner after attending a hearing at B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, on Monday, May 1, 2023.The Simon Fraser Football Alumni Society outlined details Friday of a proposal it sent to the school regarding the future of its football program.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Simon Fraser University football players and their supporters leave B.C. Supreme Court after attending a hearing, in Vancouver, on Monday, May 1, 2023. The lawyer representing players and alumni of Simon Fraser UniversityÕs football team asked a judge to grant an injunction that would require the university to attempt to bring back the axed program. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Football players feeling optimistic after SFU reinstatement case made in court

Judge has reserved injunction decision, football program alumni set to speak to university governors

Simon Fraser University football players and their supporters leave B.C. Supreme Court after attending a hearing, in Vancouver, on Monday, May 1, 2023. The lawyer representing players and alumni of Simon Fraser UniversityÕs football team asked a judge to grant an injunction that would require the university to attempt to bring back the axed program. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A Simon Fraser University football helmet is shown in a handout photo. The school ceased the program amid concerns it would have nowhere to play after the 2023 season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO/Simon Fraser University

SFU football players, alumni in court asking for axed program’s rebirth

Lawyer asks for injunction requiring the university to bring back football

A Simon Fraser University football helmet is shown in a handout photo. The school ceased the program amid concerns it would have nowhere to play after the 2023 season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO/Simon Fraser University
A Simon Fraser University football helmet is shown in a handout photo. The Simon Fraser University Football Alumni Society will be filing an injunction against the school to reinstate its football program. Last week, the school ceased the program amid concerns it would have nowhere to play after the 2023 season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO/Simon Fraser University **MANDATORY CREDIT**

Injunction to be filed for reinstatement of Simon Fraser University football program

‘By terminating the program, they’re breaching the contract they had with the student-athletes’

A Simon Fraser University football helmet is shown in a handout photo. The Simon Fraser University Football Alumni Society will be filing an injunction against the school to reinstate its football program. Last week, the school ceased the program amid concerns it would have nowhere to play after the 2023 season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO/Simon Fraser University **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Glen Suitor (right) is one the SFU alumni furious with the way the university’s storied football program has ended. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards

THE MOJ: Shocked football world pushing back against SFU football demise

Lack of warning, effort to save the program, caught supporters off guard

Glen Suitor (right) is one the SFU alumni furious with the way the university’s storied football program has ended. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Simon Fraser University football team kicker Kristie Elliott, who had recently become the first Canadian woman to play and score in a college football game, lines up a kick as coach Jerome Erdman watches during team practice in Burnaby, B.C., Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

THE MOJ: All that history and SFU’s storied football program ended with a press release

Lack of money and commitment doomed what was once one of Canada’s finest programs

Simon Fraser University football team kicker Kristie Elliott, who had recently become the first Canadian woman to play and score in a college football game, lines up a kick as coach Jerome Erdman watches during team practice in Burnaby, B.C., Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Simon Fraser University is pictured in Burnaby, B.C., Tuesday, Apr 16, 2019. The university has ceased its football program, school president Joy Johnson announced Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Simon Fraser University ceases its football program

‘We no longer believe we are providing an exceptional experience for student-athletes’

Simon Fraser University is pictured in Burnaby, B.C., Tuesday, Apr 16, 2019. The university has ceased its football program, school president Joy Johnson announced Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
The TikTok startup page is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The University of British Columbia is encouraging students to uninstall the TikTok app from their mobile phones, citing concerns about data sharing with the social media platform’s Chinese parent company. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

UBC encourages students to uninstall TikTok app, citing ‘not yet’ proven data risks

School recommending students use web browser to access TikTok content

The TikTok startup page is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The University of British Columbia is encouraging students to uninstall the TikTok app from their mobile phones, citing concerns about data sharing with the social media platform’s Chinese parent company. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
CW4WAfghan hopes to bring higher education to Afghan women. (Photo courtesy of CW4WAfghan)

B.C. universities to support women in Afghanistan seeking education

Campaign calls for virtual enrollment options, financial aid

  • Feb 14, 2023
CW4WAfghan hopes to bring higher education to Afghan women. (Photo courtesy of CW4WAfghan)
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney shakes hands with Demetrios Nicolaides, Minister of Advanced Education, in Edmonton on Tuesday April 30, 2019. The Alberta government says changes are coming to further protect free speech on campuses as a former professor speaking out on so-called “woke” policies prepares for a showdown with the University of Lethbridge.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Alberta promising changes to campuses amid university ‘woke’ free speech standoff

‘Universities are being run by woke activists who are completely opposed to the open discussion’

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney shakes hands with Demetrios Nicolaides, Minister of Advanced Education, in Edmonton on Tuesday April 30, 2019. The Alberta government says changes are coming to further protect free speech on campuses as a former professor speaking out on so-called “woke” policies prepares for a showdown with the University of Lethbridge.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
FILE - Cory and Shari Foltz, the parents of a Bowling Green State University student who died in an alleged hazing incident, look on while Wood County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Dobson, left, takes questions from the media at the Wood County Courthouse, April 29, 2021, in Bowling Green, Ohio. The family of the student will receive nearly $3 million from Bowling Green State University to settle its lawsuit. A copy of the agreement announced Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 says the family of Stone Foltz and the university will work together to eliminate hazing on college campuses. (J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune via AP, Fille)

Fatal hazing lawsuit at U.S. university ends with nearly $3M settlement

Eight former fraternity members previously either pleaded or were found guilty on various charges

FILE - Cory and Shari Foltz, the parents of a Bowling Green State University student who died in an alleged hazing incident, look on while Wood County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Dobson, left, takes questions from the media at the Wood County Courthouse, April 29, 2021, in Bowling Green, Ohio. The family of the student will receive nearly $3 million from Bowling Green State University to settle its lawsuit. A copy of the agreement announced Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 says the family of Stone Foltz and the university will work together to eliminate hazing on college campuses. (J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune via AP, Fille)
Former B.C. Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond listens during a news conference after releasing a joint report with the B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner about cyberbullying, in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday Nov. 13, 2015. Six out of 10 universities say they’re reviewing honorary degrees conferred on \Turpel-Lafond, after being asked by a group of Indigenous women to revoke them following a CBC investigation into her claims of Indigenous heritage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

More universities reviewing honorary degrees given to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond

Turpel-Lafond declined to comment on the universities’ review processes

Former B.C. Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond listens during a news conference after releasing a joint report with the B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner about cyberbullying, in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday Nov. 13, 2015. Six out of 10 universities say they’re reviewing honorary degrees conferred on \Turpel-Lafond, after being asked by a group of Indigenous women to revoke them following a CBC investigation into her claims of Indigenous heritage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
FILE - In this March 12, 2019, file photo, William “Rick” Singer, founder of the Edge College & Career Network, departs federal court in Boston after pleading guilty to charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. In the wake of the college admissions bribery scandal, experts say there’s little evidence that it stirred significant change in the world of college admissions. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Wealth looms big as ever in post-scandal US college admissions

‘Privilege is just really baked into the system in many ways’

FILE - In this March 12, 2019, file photo, William “Rick” Singer, founder of the Edge College & Career Network, departs federal court in Boston after pleading guilty to charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. In the wake of the college admissions bribery scandal, experts say there’s little evidence that it stirred significant change in the world of college admissions. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)