15+ hour, 9+ min ago   (544+ words) The data says that diversity quotas reduce excellence. Critics have responded not by producing alternate data, but by lobbing insults In a Macdonald-Laurier Institute report published last week, authors Eric Kaufmann, Leif Rasmussen and Jonah Davids dare to ask what…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (868+ words) If their concern really is the welfare of the kids in schools, they should get new contracts signed to avoid another year of uncertainty Ontario’s public schools are facing a year of potential labour disruption by the province’s big teaching…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (637+ words) … but it's not easy The kids are back at school. And across Canada, legislatures have created important ways for parents to participate in their children’s education. The rules vary by province, but the point is the same: parents should have…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (521+ words) As a Holocaust survivor, I have seen first-hand what happens when institutes of higher learning fail their purpose As students begin a new academic year, they are probably thinking about classes, friendships and the future they hope to build. I…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (570+ words) Law Society asked to withdraw university law school's accreditation following damning report documenting rampant antisemitism at TMU The Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation (CAEF) is asking lawyers to sign a petition in hopes of persuading the Law Society of Ontario (LSO)…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (462+ words) The groups who benefit from diversity-based recruitment in the Canada Research Chairs program have the lowest research impact While academic researchers have debunked the unrigorous “diversity is our strength” claims of EDI champions like consulting firm McKinsey & Company, ours is…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (611+ words) Canada’s effort to lure top research talent contrasts with recent U.S. federal funding cuts Canada has awarded 64 global scholars with C$504 million ($362 million) in funding to relocate their work to Canadian universities and advance projects in areas such as health…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (498+ words) Committees, task forces and recommendations seem futile. We've done it before, with hospitals and golf clubs As usual, it is left to Canadian Jews and our allies to figure out what to do. So, here’s an idea: it’s time for…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (442+ words) Nathan Cofnas is a self-defined 'race realist' and was himself sacked from his Cambridge post two years ago A Belgian university on Thursday suspended a U.S. academic who spearheaded accusations of plagiarism against Jason Arday, the black ex-Cambridge professor found dead…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1090+ words) The University of Toronto's Victoria University has failed to account for tarnishing his reputation during the woke craze of the early 2020s I recently took a walk around Victoria University on the University of Toronto campus with the school’s communications officer....