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Joe Friesen

@FriesenJoe

Reporter at The Globe and Mail. I cover Higher Education. Author of The Ballad of Danny Wolfe, https://teapaw.org/t.co/2r5g2gMirO…

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Here's an excerpt from my book, The Ballad of Danny Wolfe, which will be in stores on Tuesday fw.to/0C0dQla.
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Ryerson University will change its name to Toronto Metropolitan University theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Ryerson will be called Toronto Metropolitan University after board approves name change

Ryerson will be called Toronto Metropolitan University after board approves name change

The process began last year in response to a task force that examined the legacy of the school’s namesake, Egerton Ryerson, and his connection to the design of the Indigenous residential schools...

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Ontario Legislature orders Laurentian University to hand over documents tied to insolvency

Ontario Legislature orders Laurentian University to hand over documents tied to insolvency

University says disclosure of documents related to its insolvency would interfere with ongoing court process

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University of Toronto to sell off all fossil fuel investments by end of 2030 /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
University of Toronto to divest from fossil fuel investments by end of 2030

University of Toronto to divest from fossil fuel investments by end of 2030

As part of its announcement Wednesday, the university also committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its downtown Toronto campus by 80 per cent before 2050

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Ryerson University to be renamed: theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Ryerson University decides to change name amid reckoning on Indigenous residential schools

Ryerson University decides to change name amid reckoning on Indigenous residential schools

A task-force report on the legacy of Ryerson University’s namesake, Egerton Ryerson, includes 22 recommendations; a new name could be chosen by September, 2022

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Are 🇨🇦 post-secondary students returning or deferring? Data from the Labour Force Survey, show a slight uptick in students saying they're not returning, but % who responded "yes" in July 2020 (80%) still higher than in July 2018 (77%) and July 2019 (78%). #cdneduc #cdnpoli
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How should colleges and universities re-open, and should they change, during and after the pandemic? Join us at @PolicyResponse today at 5pm for this convo
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How should post-secondary institutions respond to #COVID19? Join moderator @jenniferhollett + panelists @AlexUsherHESA, Mohamed Lachemi @RyersonU, @jakehirschallen, Fawziyah Isah @MSU_McMaster for Tuesday's video town hall to discuss this + more. Link: bit.ly/3juJt5k.
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Federal regulators were warned national alerting system could fail years before Nova Scotia mass shooting dlvr.it/RbyKfJ
Federal regulators were warned national alerting system could fail years before Nova Scotia mass...

Federal regulators were warned national alerting system could fail years before Nova Scotia mass...

The emergency alert system was never used during the shootings

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Canadian universities scramble to maintain flow of international students and the revenue they bring dlvr.it/RbPqT0

Canadian universities scramble to maintain flow of international students and the revenue they bring

In a little more than a decade, the number of international students attending Canadian universities has tripled, to nearly 500,000 in 2019

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Are students returning in the fall? The 🇨🇦 Labour Force Survey asks all respondents who were full-time students in March if they plan to be full-time students in fall. The results suggest, if anything, we'll see *increased* postsecondary enrollment this fall. 1/4
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High school graduates weigh the benefits of taking a gap year as September looms dlvr.it/RYm0kD
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Ontario students are accepting university admission offers at almost the same rate as before the #COVID_19 pandemic, @FriesenJoe reports. theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Ontario universities see strong early numbers for the fall

Ontario universities see strong early numbers for the fall

The first published data on confirmed offers of acceptance at Ontario universities show almost no difference between this year and last year

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Coverage of yesterday’s Ontario university confirmation results from ⁦@FriesenJoe⁩. “Historical data show that enrolment is countercyclical ... it tends to increase when the economy is in recession and shrink in boom times.” theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Ontario universities see strong early numbers for the fall

Ontario universities see strong early numbers for the fall

The first published data on confirmed offers of acceptance at Ontario universities show almost no difference between this year and last year

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U Sports cancels Vanier Cup, other fall championships because of COVID-19 dlvr.it/RYDlrw @Globe_Sports
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University of Alberta professor scoops prestigious Killam Prize for Humanities for work on Prairie history of women and Indigenous people | Edmonton Journal edmontonjournal.com/news/loc…
University of Alberta professor scoops prestigious Killam Prize for work on Prairie history of...

University of Alberta professor scoops prestigious Killam Prize for work on Prairie history of...

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A fall semester without students threatens economies in Maple League university towns dlvr.it/RXq1WN
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Universities raise tuition despite moving online due to COVID-19 dlvr.it/RXd7DQ
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Patrick White@Nut_Graf29 May 2020
A little credit please for the amazing @mollyhayes. This week, police confirmed every facet of her stunning investigation into the GTA's tow-truck wars published three months ago. theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
In the GTA’s tow-truck turf wars, the race for profit leads to road rage, violence and intimidation

In the GTA’s tow-truck turf wars, the race for profit leads to road rage, violence and intimidation

The industry that cleans up after car accidents is both lucrative and highly corruptible. In the past year and a half, its competitive tactics have put drivers, lawyers and the public at risk. How...

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For hundreds of thousands of Canadian students, there are lots of big decisions to make this summer. @FriesenJoe of @globeandmail explains what we might expect on (or off) campus this coming fall. link.chtbl.com/limbo-2
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