This June, York University student Fred Metallic hopes to make a bit of Canadian university history. That’s when he plans to complete the first draft of his PhD dissertation, tentatively titled “Mi’gmawei Mawio’mi: Goqwei Wejguaqamultigw?” (The English working title is “Reclaiming Mi’kmaq History and Politics: Living our Responsibilities.”) Written entirely in Mi’kmaq, it will be […] More »

Two recently announced educational institutions to be based in the Vancouver area provide an interesting view of the direction of higher education in 2006. Today, the Dalai Lama is in Vancouver to announce the establishment of the Dalai Lama Centre for Peace and Education. From the Times of India: “This is purely educational, not political,” […] More »