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UBC, WTF?
Originally posted on Whiteboard Workout:
If there’s a lesson to be learned from the recent events at UBC, it’s that silence can say more than words, whether you’re withholding information or telling someone else to keep quiet. That probably sounds…
Posted in Board of Governors
Tagged Jennifer Berdahl, John Montalbano, Martha Piper, Melonie Fullick, UBC President
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Lousy reporting targets Canada’s higher education
“An early contender for the worst article of the back-to-school period,” was Alex Usher’s reaction upon coming across an article by Douglas Todd in the Vancouver Sun titled “The pros and cons of foreign students.” Melonie Fullick’s reaction was closer to mine. … Continue reading
Posted in Op-eds, R&D Policy, Uncategorized
Tagged Douglas Todd, international students, Melonie Fullick, numeracy in journalism, Philip Resnick
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