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With university presidents earning consistently higher incomes each year, accompanied by countless job perks, including salary bonuses, housing loans and retirement payouts, some members of the post-secondary education community are concerned that institutions are...

Female students in Egypt are now banned from wearing a full-face veil, such as the niqab, during university examinations according to a Cairo court ruling as reported by the World News Network. It was reported...

Having generated $6.5 billion for the Canadian economy in 2008, the biggest issue for international students today is managing their own finances, says Aisyah Abdkahar, UMSU international student representative. “The main issue for all international...

Bill Gates has recently announced in his 2010 annual letter that he will be offering grants from his foundations to further the usage of online learning. One aspect of online learning is the availability of...

As the number of students coming from Manitoba high schools decreases, the University of Manitoba will have to more actively recruit from outside the province. Over the next 12 years, the university is anticipating a...

Kitchen fire costs U of M 30K According to CBC News, a fire that broke out the morning of Jan. 22 at the University of Manitoba has caused $30, 000 in damages. The fire broke out...

In an effort to confront the environmental and ethical implications of bottled water, Brandon University has become the latest Canadian university to eliminate the sale and distribution of bottled water on campus. “Brandon University is...