Memorial University of Newfoundland has recently endorsed a new doctoral pathway that aims to encourage Aboriginal students to participate in the university's graduate programs. The MUN Gazette reports that the program will "follow a cohort model of learning" by creating peer learning communities among students and creating a clear path to postgraduate studies, complete with milestones to guide the process.

“The adoption of mandatory Indigenous courses at two Canadian universities comes as Indigenous issues are increasingly in the spotlight in the country,” reads a recent article in UK-based The Guardian.

Students from Dehcho First Nations recently took part in a two-week Exploring the Trades program at Vancouver Island University. The trip, which is funded by Dehcho First Nations, includes campus tours and mini-courses in a variety of trades programs, along with excursions in and around Nanaimo, BC. “They get to come to a university and experience that and experience the city for a couple weeks,” said Doug Campbell, VIU’s Coordinator of Professional Development and Training. “They also get a sense of what it’s like to take courses here.

A long-time Indigenous educator in Saskatchewan is calling on the province to create a “third tax option” that would allow Indigenous peoples living in urban settings to contribute directly to Indigenous education programs, writes theStarPhoenix. Shauneen Pete, Executive Lead on Indigenization at the University of Regina, told the newspaper that she became concerned about the lack of investment in education in the most recent SK budget.