Challenging Homophobia and Transphobia Still Vital for Ontario Campuses
TORONTO, May 17, 2013 /CNW/ – Despite strides in enshrining legal rights for queer and trans people in Ontario, students continue to face homophobia and transphobia on college and university campuses and in their communities. May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. “Whether queer and trans students are facing homophobia and transphobia in [...]
Centennial College’s new Music Industry Arts and Performance program hits the right notes
TORONTO, May 9, 2013 /CNW/ – Centennial College is launching a three-year diploma program in Music Industry Arts and Performance (MIAP), offering a unique opportunity for students who want to turn a passion for popular music, world music or indigenous music into an exciting and sustainable career. Unlike other music programs rooted in classical or [...]
Music Monday 2013 unites Canadians in national day of celebration for music education
Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield leads hundreds of thousands of students in song from orbit TORONTO, May 6, 2013 /CNW/ – Hundreds of thousands of students from cities and towns across Canada are uniting in song with Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield aboard the International Space Station today to raise awareness about the importance of [...]
So you want to earn a PhD? The stark realities of the university doctorate
TORONTO, April 30, 2013 /CNW/ – Doctoral enrolments in Ontario universities have nearly doubled over the last decade, with roughly two-thirds of doctoral students hoping to become university professors. Considering that Canadian full-time professors are now the highest paid in the world – working more hours but enjoying better job satisfaction than their counterparts in [...]
Local teen robot designers come out tops in international youth robotics competition
Canadian teams lead the pack at FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship TORONTO, April 30, 2013 /CNW/ – For the first time in its 21-year history, two Canadian teams secured top spots at the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) championship held last weekend in St. Louis, MO. Toronto’s Crescent School and Mississauga’s Theory6 Robotics from Rick Hansen [...]
EMC Canada Tablet Donation Helps 23 West Region Toronto Schools Enhance Technology Curriculum and Chronicle Histories
Grade 5 and 6 students will use devices to digitally preserve their schools’ pasts TORONTO, April 23, 2013 /CNW/ – EMC Canada today announced the donation of 184 BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets to 23 elementary schools in the Toronto District School Board’s West Region family of schools. Grade 5 and 6 students, guided by teachers and [...]
York University Recognized as One of Canada’s Greenest Employers
TORONTO, April 22, 2013 /CNW/ – York University has been named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. for its commitment to sustainability research, education and action. The Canada’s Greenest Employers competition recognizes the top 55 employers that lead the nation in building sustainability into their cultures. This includes unique environmental initiatives and [...]
Seven in ten Ontarians believe Liberals broke tuition fee promise
TORONTO, April 15, 2013 /CNW/ – According to a recent poll commissioned by the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario and conducted by Harris-Decima, 69 per cent of Ontarians believe the Liberal government broke the spirit of their election promise to give students and their families 30 per cent off the cost of tuition fees. “After saying [...]
Harper Government, Government of Ontario and Nishnawbe Aski Nation Sign Historic Education Agreement that Will Benefit More than 7,000 Students Across Northern Ontario
MATTAGAMI FIRST NATION, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – April 9, 2013) – The Government of Canada, Government of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) today signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on First Nation education. The focus of the agreement is to work collaboratively to support NAN students in reaching their full learning potential and in attaining [...]
Queering Sex Ed makes sex education accessible to LGBTQ youth
Planned Parenthood Toronto launches new sexual health resources for LGBTQ youth. TORONTO, March 27, 2013 /CNW/ – On Thursday March 28th, Planned Parenthood Toronto will launch a series of new sexual health resources developed by and for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* and queer (LGBTQ) youth through the Queering Sex Ed project. An advisory committee for [...]
