A Statistics Canada report shows foreign student enrolment at Canada’s universities and colleges rose 2.5 per cent in 2013-2014, with international students accounting for roughly 10 per cent of all students enrolled in post-secondary institutions. The bulk of foreign students are…
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Vancouver Residents Fight for Culture in Chinatown
An advocate for Vancouver’s Chinatown has started a petition against rezoning a central block in the district because she says it would cost the site its heritage designation and distinct character. Nicole So, a graduate…
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Journalism and the media play a major role in forming a national identity and informing the public about what’s important. That is why Rohit Joseph, who is currently in the Masters of Journalism program at…
View More ‘I’ve Never Encountered a Non-white Journalism Professor’Promising Prospects for B.C. Students from Mexico
Though its diaspora community in British Columbia might not be the biggest or most visible, Mexico is Canada’s third largest trade partner and the ninth largest contributor of international students. In fact, it sends the…
View More Promising Prospects for B.C. Students from MexicoUBC Profs Offer Explanation for Gupta Departure
With both the the Canadian Association of University Teachers and the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) faculty association calling for the chair of UBC’s Board of Governors to resign, more professors are speculating as to…
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