University Canada West- Victim of growing tuition scam knew exactly where her $37K went — but no one would help her get it back | CBC News - CBC March 9, 2026
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- B.C. allocates one-third of international undergraduate seats to private institutions. Here's why that matters - Vancouver Sun November 14, 2025
- B.C. student sues his teachers over plagiarism, judge strikes case - Business in Vancouver November 13, 2025
- Costly Fumbles by a BC College Left Me Stuck, Student Claims - The Tyee November 3, 2025
- The rise, fall and rise again of Peter Chung’s private-school empire - Vancouver Sun August 22, 2025
- UNIVERSITY CANADA WEST UCW welcomes inaugural Fulbright Canada Research Chair - Education News Canada August 13, 2025
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- Social Media Policy
- Social media reacts to Texas A&M's 83-63 loss to Oklahoma - Aggies Wire March 13, 2026
- OCMD social media series 'Only in Ocean City' to have 'The Hills' star - DelmarvaNow.com March 13, 2026
- Lawyers in landmark social media addiction trial make final appeals to the jury - The Daily Review March 13, 2026
- Social media is all around Greensboro high school athletes. At what cost? - Greensboro News and Record March 13, 2026
- Social Media Kids Trial - Columbia Missourian March 13, 2026
- Australian teens still accessing TikTok and Snapchat despite social media ban - The Independent March 13, 2026
- Scholes Shocked by Backlash Over Carrick Social Media Post - 조선일보 March 13, 2026
- 12-year-old couldn’t log off social media for 12 hours: AIIMS docs on how to make tech a tool, not a trap - The Indian Express March 13, 2026
Author Archives: Robert Basil
My Weekly Substack Reading
Danielle, “Grief Casseroles” (‘grief literacy’) David Scherer Water (Olympia, Washington) Kristi Coulter, “Loose Cannon” (on film) Tina Brown, “Fresh Hell” (‘news dumpster fire’) Lawrence Weschler, “Wonder Cabinet” (arts and culture) Sarah Kendzior, “Newsletter” (it’s worse than you thought …) Kathy … Continue reading
Share Yourself
On a recent train trip I listened to a young computer whiz give a remarkably agile and lucid explanation to his aunt of AI’s probable future role in his industry. Seated two seats behind him, I was too rapt to … Continue reading
“Managing Access”
The ways Vancouver’s authorities typically address the city’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood lie on the continuum connecting problematic to harmful. Jamming up the media is commonplace: An inquiry by B.C.’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner has found that news media … Continue reading
Journalism “bloodbath”
I had a good interview with the Washington Post‘s Sunday magazine a very long time ago. I didn’t get the job, but I learned a ton – and got to walk around that newspaper’s hallowed newsroom a bit. We all … Continue reading
More on Sacks
Lawrence Weschler wrote And How Are You, Dr. Sacks: A Biographical Memoir of Oliver Sacks. I remember it being a very fine book. I was wondering how Weschler would address the revelations published in Rachel Aviv’s New Yorker piece. I … Continue reading
Kristi Coulter
The editors at No Contest Communications have long admired Kristi Coulter for her brilliant writing and depthless wit and insight. Read her marvellous new piece in “Business Insider”: “I was an ambitious Amazon exec who solved my burnout without skipping … Continue reading
Oliver Sacks
I remember the bookstore in Buffalo where I found “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” in 1985. I finished the book before I went to bed. Starting the next day, I relied on the work of Oliver … Continue reading
Happy American Thanksgiving
Even though I live in Canada, there is no holiday more meaningful to me than American Thanksgiving, having been raised south of here. I always obey the name, and spend the day reflecting in gratitude.
Our friendly tour guide
From my point of view as a prof and as a writer/editor, Ethan Mollick has been the best and most sensible guide through the world of AI since the dawn of ChatGPT. His article “An Opinionated Guide to Using AI: … Continue reading
Jay Rosen
NoContest Communications readers know all about Jay Rosen, the marvellous analyst of media and journalism who recently retired from his position as Professor at NYU. His new gig is working to promote News Creators Corps. He writes: For the last … Continue reading