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On Our Radar – How do you grade life experience?

On Our Radar features HEQCO staff and guest bloggers offering their unique perspectives on trends, new ideas, and hot-button issues in higher education. The opinions are those of the authors.   Concerns of grade inflation and increased competition for top students have led at least one Canadian university to alter its admission requirements. The University […]

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Harvey P. Weingarten – StatsCan tuition survey: Beyond the headlines

Statistics Canada has just released its annual Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs for Full-time Students at Canadian Degree-granting Institutions (TLAC) survey — essentially a snapshot of tuition fees and living costs for students attending Canada’s universities.   As is the case with any snapshot, it provides a broad and useful general picture of the current state […]

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On Our Radar – Breaking the Ice: The First Weeks of My Coursera Experience

On Our Radar features HEQCO staff and guest bloggers offering their unique perspectives on trends, new ideas, and hot-button issues in higher education. The opinions are those of the authors. Welcome to the fourth week of my online learning experience in the Health Policy and the Affordable Care Act course offered on Coursera. How would […]