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A picture of the whiteboard in the journalism student lounge, where the names of journalists killed in Gaza are written out.

Teaching journalism amidst genocide

October 6, 2026

TMU’s School of Journalism is one of Canada’s top institutions for learning the craft of reporting. But at a time when the number of journalists killed for their work is climbing in Palestine and headlines are being obscured, some faculty are considering what this means for the generation of reporters they teach

Three phones against a turquoise canvas background, three medical school influencers are taking selfies on the phones.

Meet the med-fluencers

September 29, 2026

Students in the School of Medicine have amassed thousands of followers documenting their education for social media. In doing so, they've also joined a larger mission: proving the new school stacks up against the competition.

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And for their next act…

September 22, 2026

Fuelled by economic pressures and a desire for self-fufilment, an increasing number of older adults are pursuing post-secondary education.

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Is anyone really making friends on r/TorontoMetU?

September 15, 2026

Each fall, TMU’s dedicated Reddit group floods with students looking for friendship. But are they really finding companionship on an anonymous platform?

A photo illustration of students replaced by computer code sitting in a lecture hall

It’s hard to be a prof in the age of AI

August 18, 2026

Artificial intelligence crashed onto the academic scene with little warning. Now professors are having to update their ways to win their students back from the clutches of chatbots

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Students vs. Landlords

Landlords gouge, scam and exploit student renters who don’t know their rights. Julian Sharma speaks with tenants who aren’t putting up with it any longer

Meet your Fall 2026 masthead

Congratulations to the editors of Fall 2026!

Tales from the unraveling of OSAP

In February, the Ford government drastically lowered the amount of grants the province’s post-secondary financial assistance program provides—now, students are scrambling to restructure their futures around it

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Features Home Court Advantage Sports

Ex-athletes on giving up the game for good

A lot in life can get in the way of sport. Tales of what happens when the game doesn’t love you back

The chaotic closure of TMU’s Cairo campus

In 2022, TMU welcomed 39 students to a state-of-the-art satellite campus in Egypt. Less than a year later, they shut it all down—what went wrong?

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When religion meets routine

During Ramadan, TMU’s Muslim students juggle fasting, prayer and a full schedule of classes—balancing them all isn’t always easy

Two people with their faces pressed together with an X painted on their faces. They are looking at each other.

Crossed out: Canadians with ‘X’ gender markers are anxious about cross-border travel

February 24, 2026

A U.S. ban on the ‘X’ has Trans and non-binary students reconsidering getting the marker

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