As institutions grapple with ways of attracting and retaining students who are underrepresented in higher education, more attention is being focused on the physical space. In this episode of It’sNotAcademic, we talk to Gary McCluskie, a princip

It'sNotAcademic: Episode Nine with Val Walker

Dec 7th, 2017 14m 23s

It’s an often heard complaint. University and college graduates lack the skills that employers seek. They don’t have what it takes to thrive in today’s rapidly changing workplace. To look at this issue, the Business Council of Canada brought to

It'sNotAcademic: Episode Eight with Brenda Small

Nov 2nd, 2017 19m 22s

Two years ago, Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued 94 calls to action, or recommendations, urging all levels of government to implement policies to acknowledge and redress the harm caused by residential schools to Indigenous peo

It'sNotAcademic: Episode Seven with Tim Fricker, Dean of Students at Mohawk College

Sep 26th, 2017 18m 8s

Welcome to the latest episode of It’sNotAcademic: the podcast – education conversations from HEQCO. Enrolment rates at Canadian universities and colleges have gone up considerably over the past two decades. That’s the good news. But, for a whol

It'sNotAcademic: Episode Six

Jun 13th, 2017 31m

Welcome to the latest episode of It’sNotAcademic: the podcast - education conversations from HEQCO. Last month, HEQCO invited experts from across Canada and the world to take part in a two-day workshop examining a big question: “How do you asse

It'sNotAcademic: Episode Five

Apr 18th, 2017 16m 45s

In anticipation of our Rethinking Access conference we have explored many dimensions of access on this podcast, but one area we have not yet discussed is the skilled trades. The trades are often left out of conversations about postsecondary edu

ItsNotAcademic: Episode Four

Apr 11th, 2017 13m 22s

It’sNotAcademic – The podcast: Episode four with Jay GosselinWelcome to the latest episode of ItsNotAcademic – the podcast, education conversations from HEQCO. The importance of mentorship and positive role models is often discussed in conver

It'sNotAcademic Episode 3

Mar 7th, 2017 9m 12s

Welcome to the latest episode of ItsNotAcademic: The podcast – education conversations from HEQCO.The Rethinking Access conference is taking place April 19 and 20 and one of the recurring themes that runs through the panel discussions is the r

It'sNotAcademic: Episode 2

Feb 1st, 2017 12m 31s

We talk to Mehnaz Tabassum, student success advisor at Centennial College. In her current role at Centennial and previously at Pathways to Education, Mehnaz has worked to reduce barriers that can prevent students from moving on to postsecondary

It's Not Academic: Episode 1

Dec 23rd, 2016 14m 36s

It's Not Academic, the podcast - education conversations from HEQCO. In the first episode we speak with May Wong, Executive Director of the Omega Foundation.

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