To tackle racism within the education system, experts say teachers need to be able to analyze the effect colonization has had on their own identities, Daniela Cohen reports.
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Category: Education
Time to expand international student work permit program: experts
As a series of recent global surveys show Canada dominating the international student destination rankings, calls are mounting for the expansion of the country’s Post Graduate Work Permit program.
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Artist Builds Bridges for Reconciliation through ‘Every Child Matters’ Dolls
For this year’s National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, NCM reporter Daniela Cohen looks into how a local artist is using her skills to raise awareness and funds towards reconciliation.
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Reviving Interest in Bengali Culture among Younger Generation
Bengali intellectuals in Canada call for more efforts to keep the Bengali youth interested in their native language and literary heritage.
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The Shadowy Business of International Education
Foreign students are lied to and exploited on every front. They’re also propping up higher education as we know it, reports Nicholas Hune-Brown for The Walrus magazine.
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Atlantic Canadian Universities Lead With COVID-Ready Campuses
With the coming 2021 Fall semester approaching, Dawn Russell, president of St. Thomas University, argues in this guest column that Atlantic Canada’s universities may be “Canada’s post-secondary utopia” as the country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Helping Immigrant Youth Grasp Indigenous History
“How are classroom teachers integrating Indigenous content into their teachings?” Local Journalism Initiative reporter Daniela Cohen looks into how classroom teaching is changing ever so slowly to better reflect Indigenous history.
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Fighting for Diversity From Classrooms to Newsrooms
The lack of representation in news media is an ongoing issue for Canadians. NCM reporter Leo Bui looks into how the need for diversity and inclusion is being pushed forward by demands by students in journalism schools.
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Permis d’études : les critères ciblent certains étudiants étrangers plus que d’autres
Si les refus aux frontières d’étudiants étrangers sont rares, ils sont nombreux à voir leur demande de permis d’études rejetée. Au fil des années, il semble que les demandes provenant de certains pays soient plus susceptibles d’être refusées.
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Au Québec, un accueil moins chaleureux pour les étudiants étrangers ?
Dans la deuxième partie de cette série sur des étudiants étrangers au Québec, Christopher Chanco se penche sur le sort de ceux tiraillés entre la crise sanitaire et des changements apportés aux programmes d’immigration.
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