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Focus Friday: February 20
Hi everyone, Tiffany here. A quick reminder that Focus Friday is happening today, from 12:30-1:30pm Eastern. Coming out of several recent conversations, whether on institutional recovery, sustainability, or governance, one theme keeps surfacing: institutions are being asked to make difficult academic decisions in an increasingly constrained financial environment. And yet, many of those decisions are made without a clear, shared understanding of what programs actually cost to deliver.
Focus Friday: February 6, 2026
Hi everyone, Tiffany here. A quick reminder that Focus Friday is happening today, February 6th, from 12:30-1:30pm Eastern. Over the past few Focus Friday sessions, we’ve spent a lot of time sitting with the pressures facing postsecondary institutions: financial constraint, political intervention, governance challenges, and the sense that many institutions are being asked to change faster than ever before. Today, we want to shift the lens slightly.
Focus Friday: January 23, 2026
Hi everyone, Tiffany here. A quick reminder that Focus Friday is happening today, January 23, from 12:30-1:30pm Eastern. Coming off our last Focus Friday community chat, one theme came through loud and clear: many institutions are grappling with shifting provincial politics and what those dynamics mean for governance, funding, autonomy, and long-term planning. So, this week, we wanted to spend some time digging into that relationship more directly.
Focus Friday: January 9
Hi everyone, Tiffany here. A quick reminder that Focus Friday is happening today (January 9th) from 12:30-1:30pm Eastern. This week’s session is a little different. Rather than a guest presentation, we’re hosting a community conversation about what 2026 might hold for the higher education sector and how institutions are thinking about the year ahead. We’ll use the hour to reflect together on the big questions many of us are already grappling with: What feels uncertain going into 2026?
Focus Friday: December 5
Hi everyone, Tiffany here. A quick reminder that Focus Friday is happening today from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Eastern, and we’re diving into a topic that’s been bubbling up in nearly every conversation this fall: the future of work in an AI era. I’ll be joined by Andre Côté and Jake Allan-Hirsch from The Dias, who have been leading national research on AI exposure in the workforce and how technological change is reshaping jobs, skills, and entire career pathways.
Focus Friday: November 21
Hi everyone, Tiffany here. A quick reminder that Focus Friday is happening today (November 21) from 12:30-1:30pm Eastern, and we’re taking on one of your most requested topics: AI readiness. I’ll be joined by Stephanie Enders, Chief Delivery Officer at Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii), who has been leading national conversations on applied AI, workforce development, and what it really takes for institutions and communities to adopt AI responsibly and effectively.
Focus Friday: November 7
Hi everyone, Tiffany here. A quick reminder that Focus Friday is happening today (November 7) from 12:30-1:30pm Eastern, and we’re taking on the biggest conversation of the week: the 2025 Federal Budget.
Focus Friday: October 24
Hi everyone, Tiffany here. A quick reminder that there is a Focus Friday session today (October 24) from 12:30-1:30pm Eastern on International Student Enrolment. I’ll be joined by Victor Tomiczek (Director of International Recruitment and Global Partnerships at Cape Breton University) and Eric Simard (Director of Fanshawe International and former Director of International Recruitment and Market Development at Fanshawe College).
Focus Friday: October 10
Hi everyone, Tiffany here. A quick reminder that there is a Focus Friday session today (October 10) from 12:30–1:30pm Eastern on the Student Experience.
Focus Friday: September 26
Hi everyone, Tiffany here. A quick reminder that Focus Friday kicks off today (Sept 26) at 12:30-1:30pm Eastern on the Future of Higher Education. I’m being joined by Jackie Pichette from RBC and Sunny Chan from Business + Higher Education Roundtable. If you haven’t registered yet, it isn’t too late. Sign up here. This is a new initiative from HESA but the session is simple: we’ll start with some questions to our invited guests, then open the floor for a coffee-chat style discussion.
Introducing Focus Friday
Hi everyone, I’m excited to share a new initiative we’re launching this fall: Focus Friday. Focus Friday is a biweekly webinar series that brings people together around some of the most pressing issues in higher education. Each session runs for an hour and features a few short conversations with invited guests, followed by an open, coffee-chat style discussion where everyone can join in. The goal is simple: create space to share ideas, meet new people across the sector, and learn from one another.
Retrenchment Watch Newsletter
This is the first edition of Retrenchment Watch, a new initiative tracking how Canadian post-secondary institutions are reacting to current financial challenges. The Retrenchment Watch monitors the most recent developments, highlighting key trends and institutional responses across the country. Future editions will provide ongoing updates, analysis, and institutional case studies to help sector leaders navigate this challenging period.
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