The notion that the future of Canada lies in, or through, its universities is an increasingly hard sell.

Here’s the good news: faculty num­bers are up significantly in Canada and should continue to rise. The not so good news: student enrolment has climbed even faster, far outpacing fac­ulty growth. Those ...

L eaving home at age 15 to pursue studies is a hard choice, but that’s the path Jean-Pierre Bergevin followed in 1963. After ...

In the days immediately following the December 26 tsunami, the world’s attention focused on rescuing survivors and meeting their immediate needs. But planning for longer-term assistance wasn’t far ...