Onwards and upwards
U of A alumni make their mark on the world
Meaghan Baxter / 28 Feb 2013
Since establishing its foundations in 1908, the University of Alberta has welcomed students from all over the world. Read more »
Learning with the masses
Massive open online courses make their way to the U of A
Nicole Veerman / 28 Feb 2013
We live in an age where people have more educational opportunities than ever before. Read more »
Over qualified, under employed
Tip your barista, her degree was expensive
Josh Marcellin / 28 Feb 2013
This year, thousands of Edmonton students will finish the endurance test that is higher education. Read more »
One card to rule them all?
Rumours of one centralized student card merely codswallop
Mimi Williams / 02 Jan 2013
Three years after he realized that Mr Bilbo Baggins of Bag End had made off with his "precious"—in J R R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings novel—Gollum…. Read more »
Zero headway made
A look back at the no zero policy and what it means
Mimi Williams / 31 Oct 2012
"The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshipped it and the Church used it to fend off heretics. Read more »
Warning: This class is going to get graphic
Comix and graphic novels have birthed a new genre of teaching tools
Brian Gibson / 31 Oct 2012
Sixty years ago, thanks largely to psychiatric bestseller Seduction of the Innocent, comic books were considered so threatening to American kids that a Senate Subcommittee Hearing was convened…. Read more »
The Lister battle
University of Alberta makes changes with little consultation
Meaghan Baxter / 30 Aug 2012
Students, alumni and student leaders alike were outraged when the University of Alberta administration made sweeping changes to Lister Hall residence, seemingly without any prior consultation. Read more »
Dispatches from the Maple Spring
A reflection on night 100 of the Quebec student strike
Cindy Milstein / 30 Aug 2012
Everything about night demo 100 in Montréal felt enormous. Read more »
The business of art
New MBA program lets Edmonton's arts managers expand their skill
Paul Blinov / 23 Aug 2012
Business and art: the two are often seen as two separate worlds, and pulled together out of necessity, not mutual benefits. Read more »
