Joe Friesen
@FriesenJoe
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Reporter at The Globe and Mail. I cover Higher Education. Author of The Ballad of Danny Wolfe, https://t.co/2r5g2gMirO…
Joined October 2009
Here's an excerpt from my book, The Ballad of Danny Wolfe, which will be in stores on Tuesday
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Ryerson University will change its name to Toronto Metropolitan University.
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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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University of Toronto to sell off all fossil fuel investments by end of 2030 /via @globeandmail
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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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RT @UsaskPresOffice: Our USask community and province mourn the loss of Professor Joe Garcea, beloved friend, mentor, political commentator….
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RT @mikalskuterud: Are 🇨🇦 post-secondary students returning or deferring? Data from the Labour Force Survey, show a slight uptick in studen….
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RT @kbardeesy: How should colleges and universities re-open, and should they change, during and after the pandemic? Join us at @PolicyRespo….
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RT @globeandmail: Federal regulators were warned national alerting system could fail years before Nova Scotia mass shooting .
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The emergency alert system was never used during the shootings
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RT @globeandmail: Canadian universities scramble to maintain flow of international students and the revenue they bring .
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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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RT @mikalskuterud: Are students returning in the fall? The 🇨🇦 Labour Force Survey asks all respondents who were full-time students in March….
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RT @globeandmail: High school graduates weigh the benefits of taking a gap year as September looms .
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RT @globeandmail: Ontario students are accepting university admission offers at almost the same rate as before the #COVID_19 pandemic, @Fri….
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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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RT @mikalskuterud: Coverage of yesterday’s Ontario university confirmation results from @FriesenJoe. “Historical data show that enrolme….
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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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RT @globeandmail: U Sports cancels Vanier Cup, other fall championships because of COVID-19 @Globe_Sports
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RT @BFlanaganUofA: University of Alberta professor scoops prestigious Killam Prize for Humanities for work on Prairie history of women and….
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RT @globeandmail: A fall semester without students threatens economies in Maple League university towns https://t.c….
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RT @Nut_Graf: A little credit please for the amazing @mollyhayes. This week, police confirmed every facet of her stunning investigation int….
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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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