For the first time in a decade, overall postsecondary enrolment in Canada is declining. Domestic numbers are falling, while institutions that leaned heavily on international tuition now face tighter budgets after Ottawa’s cap on study permits. These immediate...
The University Paradox “Universities aren’t businesses.” I paused. I’ve had this conversation before. “But they still have to balance budgets, pay employees, and keep the lights on. They can’t ignore financial reality.” “Sure, but a business exists to make money. A...
Music has always been important to me. I trained and worked as a professional musician for several years before finding my way into the natural next step of my career, executive recruitment (that was meant to be funny). I shared these posts in part because of my love...
June is Pride Month, and during this month, cities generally hold their festivities and parades on different weekends. Toronto and San Francisco were planning theirs for June 27th, but both were canceled due to the current health concerns. When discussing this with a...
Where does your institution stand with EDI efforts? Alex Verdecchia sat down (virtually) with Associate Vice President of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University Dr. Barrington Walker and discussed the topic, “The State of...
An Inclusion + Belonging Story On April the 26th, 1994, I sat in my workplace lunchroom reading the newspaper. Two of my co-workers were arguing loudly and at length about who would ultimately win the Stanley Cup. Not being much of a hockey fan, I chimed up in my...
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