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Exposing Abuse Within Canada’s International Student Boom

Walrus journalist Nicholas Hune-Brown retraces the steps that led to his ground-breaking investigation—probing exploitative recruitment practices in Canada’s international education industry while chronicling the first-hand experiences of students whose reality in Canada was far from the promise they were sold Continue Reading Exposing Abuse Within Canada’s International Student Boom
Ethnic parents hold unique perspectives on j-school

By Marcus Medford for New Canadian Media International students and children of immigrants say pursuing post-secondary studies in journalism can motivate both encouragement and opposition from their parents. Sharif Hasan’s parents didn’t argue with him about his program choice – although they did express concerns. Hasan immigrated to Canada from Bangladesh in 2013 to pursue…