McMaster

Party-goers came from club outlawed by McMaster

Men are attracted to obstetrics, so why not midwifery?

What you need to know about MD-PhD programs

Survey shows many students wouldn’t even look for work in the city

I finally got around to reading Patrick Deane’s installation address as President of McMaster University, which came highly recommended for its defense of the campus as a bastion of values more universal and durable than we usually read about in the morning papers. The whole speech is worth reading. Deane doesn’t just offer ringing endorsements of grand principles, but acknowledges that worthy goals can conflict. But I stopped short after the first sentence — “In 1975 I was an undergraduate at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg” — because it suggests a trend.

…and your keyboard.

McMaster switches to web-based ‘test’ for choosing applicants

Reviews of Michael Ignatieff’s university tour are in from the Winnipeg Free Press, Concordia Journal, McGill Daily, Varsity, Hamilton Spectator, Toronto Star, National Post, Montreal Gazette, Metro Halifax, Halifax Chronicle-Herald and Maclean’s OnCampus. Susan Delacourt reported from stops at Nova Scotia Community College and Dalhousie. At least one attendee so far has come away quite unpersuaded.

Government caps set limits on seats

Union rejects university’s “best offer”; administration says classes will continue

Don’t be born in Ontario

Med school checklist: undergrad degree, prerequisites and a ridiculously high GPA