“While it is impossible to ‘futureproof’ a board, assessing its strengths and potential vulnerabilities can go a long way toward ensuring that it is prepared for what’s ahead,” write Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower for Inside Higher Ed. The authors note that all boards are different, not only in culture, but in scope of work and level of sophistication; yet there are fundamental best practices that tend to traverse these differences.

Colleges Ontario has launched a new television ad, called “Higher Education for a New World,” this week. The ad focuses on the success of graduates in a variety of career fields, including business, health care, and digital animation. “More than ever, parents and students are looking at postsecondary education to provide students with the professional qualifications and skills that lead to successful careers,” said Colleges Ontario President Linda Franklin.

The strategic mandate agreement (SMA) between Ryerson University and Ontario identifies as the institution’s key areas of differentiation its support for interdisciplinary thinking and innovation; its collaboration with industry, the public, and the non-profit sector; and its distinctive

30 years ago, 14 women at Polytechnique Montréal were murdered because they were women attending an engineering school. To acknowledge this loss, commemorate the victims, and raise awareness of gendered violence, Canada has recognized December 6th at the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women. Alongside Polytechnique Montréal, today 14 other universities with engineering schools across Canada—from Vancouver to St. John's—will participate in a special ceremony where beams of light illuminate the skies above the campuses in homage to the 14 victims.