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Vjosa Isai

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Vjosa Isai covers youth in the Greater Toronto Area thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada. Vjosa is a reporter in National Observer's Toronto bureau.

13 Articles

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing how students cheat – and get caught

Academic misconduct has "skyrocketed" as more students are learning online thanks to COVID-19 campus closures. Today’s technology has made the business of cheating more sophisticated, and more profitable.
News, Next Gen Insider | September 28th 2020

York University rooming houses ‘more precarious’ during COVID-19

The rooming houses can be “extremely subdivided,” with anywhere between three to 16 rooms in a three-storey, single-family townhouse, said student Nathi Mbuso Zamisa.
News, Next Gen Insider | September 14th 2020

Cyber hygiene just as important for back-to-school time

With all the reminders to wash your hands, students should also think about how to practise good cyber hygiene, such as encryption, VPNs, software updates, and password management.
News, Next Gen Insider | September 11th 2020

How student unions are helping campus life go digital

Post-secondary student unions are mobilizing to deliver limited services in-person while promoting a virtual campus life experience.
News, Next Gen Insider | September 10th 2020

Mapping pandemics of the past

From quarantine ships to paintings of diseases as “transcendental entities,” a Toronto architecture student is mapping out historical and visual artifacts to examine how design has adapted through plagues of the past.
News, Next Gen Insider | September 9th 2020

U of T architecture promises to design a more just and inclusive future

Only one of 88 core faculty members at U of T's architecture school identifies as Black, and two identify as Indigenous, according to the student-led Daniels Do Better campaign.
News, Next Gen Insider | September 8th 2020

Youth housing crisis will take a hit from COVID-19

Financial security and independence can also play into household formation, which is commonly measured by a “headship” rate — the higher the rate, the more households within a population. Toronto's headship rate has fallen by six per cent between 1991 and 2016.
News, Next Gen Insider | September 4th 2020

Local arts mentorship program empowers Black youth

“We try to create opportunities through our programming where (youth) can learn from more established artists to hone their artistic skills … and put your fingerprint on your city,” said Nia Centre executive director Alica Hall.
News, Next Gen Insider | September 3rd 2020

New grads face tough job search this fall thanks to the pandemic

Recent post-secondary graduates are facing an uncertain job hunt, since the seasonal transition into winter during the pandemic could continue to affect major sectors of the economy.
News, Next Gen Insider | September 3rd 2020
 Students from the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. Photo by WUSC

COVID-19 causes delays for student refugee resettlement program

About 130 student refugees were poised to resettle in Canada and begin their post-secondary educations, but visa office closures and country-specific travel restrictions have pushed their earliest possible arrival to winter semester.
News, Next Gen Insider | September 2nd 2020
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