Education
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You can now study toy invention in Toronto
Ryerson University, OCAD University and Spin Master are teaming up on continuing education course for aspiring toy designers Read more
Tom Sandler photography
For West Indian Canadians, philanthropy is a way to honour dual identity
Patronage is not all that’s at play at glitzy events like the University of the West Indies gala Read more
Nicholas Metivier Gallery
A degree of chaos: John Scott leaves OCAD University after 38 years
As the Toronto painter and mixed-media artist retires from his faculty job, he reflects on the art school's evolution over the past four decades Read more
Cannabis courses focusing on science and business sprout up in Ontario
McMaster University launches a course aimed at dispelling myths around marijuana Read more
Samuel Engelking
Medieval book by a writer dubbed the first feminist lands at U of T
The university acquired Christine de Pizan's 1470 manuscript The Book Of Peace from the collection of the late Pierre Bergé Read more
John Garrison
A new boot camp aims to make politics palatable to Canadians
The Institute for Future Legislators Ryerson runs over three weekends in May and June and is open to anyone Read more
Interview: Santee Smith becomes McMaster University's chancellor
The Kahnyen’kehàka (Mohawk) dancer and choreographer talks Indigenous visibility, leadership in education and land acknowledgments Read more
Samuel Engelking
Breaking down barriers for Black youth in tech
An education program trying to remedy the tech sector's diversity problem also wants to ensure no one ever feels alone in the workplace Read more
Samuel Engelking
In photos: Ice Breakers winter art exhibition on the waterfront
Five installations have taken over Queens Quay West, including one designed by a group of architecture students from Ryerson University Read more
Black Futures Month: Five Torontonians want to make 2019 the year for change
Desmond Cole, Jill Andrew, Julie Crooks, Jah Grey and Twysted Miyake-Mugler are working toward a city free from anti-Black racism Read more
Dayna Konopelny
Design students team up with the Regent Park Sewing Circle
An OCAD University course challenges budding industrial designers to think locally Read more
Samuel Engelking
Here’s how study spaces at eight Toronto colleges and universities stack up
Finding a quiet place to work is a big issue for students who commute Read more
In an evolving job market, schools emphasize lifelong learning
Colleges can’t future-proof their degrees so they are focusing on soft skills alongside technical know-how Read more
The best places to learn how to code in Toronto
Pick up this vital skill with these college, university and independent programs Read more
Enzo DiMatteo
U of T wants to build a new planetarium downtown
There hasn’t been a large-scale planetarium for teaching, research and public use in Toronto's core for 23 years Read more
Samuel Engelking
How costume designers are tackling film and TV's diversity problem
Notoriously hard to break into, Toronto's costume design world is becoming more accessible thanks to a new crop of training programs and workshops Read more
Samuel Engelking
Dub poet Lillian Allen is launching a creative writing program
The four-year OCAD University BFA is aimed at students interested in poetry, spoken word and rap lyricism Read more
Indigenous architects design a sovereign future
As Canada implements a National Housing Strategy, post-secondary schools are creating more room for Indigenous design thinking Read more
Nobel Prize shines a spotlight on the gender gap in science
Canadian physicist Donna Strickland became the third woman to ever win the prestigious honour, leading many to re-examine how we educate young girls Read more
Samuel Engelking
College course teaches astronomy by way of music composition
Astrophysicist Matt Russo is launching a class at Seneca College challenges students to soundtrack the cosmos Read more