Ontarians with a university or college credential earn more, on average, than those without, and they tend to lead longer, healthier lives. This is why, over the years, Ontario has implemented policies aimed at increasing educational attainment, and part of the reason why the province’s postsecondary attainment rate is among the highest in the world.It’s a good news story, but unfortunately not for everyone. Over […]
Fiona Deller and Martin Hicks — Is postsecondary education the great equalizer?
In a paper we published earlier this year, we wrote that access to postsecondary education starts early in the educational pathway, and isn’t an equal race for everyone. We know that youth from low-income and first-generation backgrounds (those whose parents did not go to postsecondary) have a particularly difficult time getting in. But what happens after graduation? Have we levelled the playing field? Is postsecondary […]
Harvey P. Weingarten — Why is the “Q” word in our name?
Why did those who created this agency include the word quality in its name, even though it resulted in one of the clumsiest acronyms — HEQCO — on the face of the earth?I think it’s because they were smart and prescient. They understood that there are a million questions one could ask and research about a higher education system. But they also knew that the […]
It’sNotAcademic – The podcast: Episode 10 with Gary McCluskie
Take a walk through university and college campuses and you may see ivy-covered buildings that hark back to a bygone era, while others have a more modernist bent. What do the buildings say about the place? More importantly, what are they telling students?As institutions grapple with ways of attracting and retaining students who are underrepresented in higher education, more attention is being focused on the […]
Access in Practice Preview: A Q&A with Michael Bourdukofsky, chief operations officer, Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program
On April 4 and 5, HEQCO will hold its annual conference. The theme this year is “Access in Practice: Putting great ideas to work” and will feature 88 speakers across 24 different sessions presenting their ideas on how best to increase access to and retention in higher education. As we approach the conference, we will be featuring conversations with some of the people who will […]
About HEQCO
The Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) is an agency of the Government of Ontario bringing evidence-based research to the continued improvement of postsecondary education in Ontario
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