Alan Shepard

Alan Shepard is president of Western University.

Our immigration system is locking out some top global researchers

• We’re losing out on global talent at a time when Canada has a golden opportunity.

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | September 24, 2025

Our immigration system is locking out some top global researchers

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | September 24, 2025

• We’re losing out on global talent at a time when Canada has a golden opportunity.

Our immigration system is locking out some top global researchers

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | September 24, 2025

• We’re losing out on global talent at a time when Canada has a golden opportunity.

Canada’s digital economy: leave no one behind

• In the space of a decade, the digital revolution has changed how we consume, communicate, and collaborate. Already, more than 83 per cent of

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD, GUYLAINE BEAUDRY | May 7, 2018

Canada’s digital economy: leave no one behind

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD, GUYLAINE BEAUDRY | May 7, 2018

• In the space of a decade, the digital revolution has changed how we consume, communicate, and collaborate. Already, more than 83 per cent of

Canada’s digital economy: leave no one behind

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD, GUYLAINE BEAUDRY | May 7, 2018

• In the space of a decade, the digital revolution has changed how we consume, communicate, and collaborate. Already, more than 83 per cent of

Continuing education no longer an ‘alternative’: it’s a key to the future

•   Our globalized, information-driven knowledge society is in many ways disrupting the traditional model of the four-year bachelor’s degree. The rapid evolution of knowledge

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | May 1, 2017

Continuing education no longer an ‘alternative’: it’s a key to the future

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | May 1, 2017

•   Our globalized, information-driven knowledge society is in many ways disrupting the traditional model of the four-year bachelor’s degree. The rapid evolution of knowledge

Continuing education no longer an ‘alternative’: it’s a key to the future

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | May 1, 2017

•   Our globalized, information-driven knowledge society is in many ways disrupting the traditional model of the four-year bachelor’s degree. The rapid evolution of knowledge

Canada can build on its strengths in Trump, Brexit era

• MONTREAL—British loyalists during the American Revolution. Black slaves on the Underground Railroad. Conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War. Now, Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric, and his

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 20, 2017

Canada can build on its strengths in Trump, Brexit era

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 20, 2017

• MONTREAL—British loyalists during the American Revolution. Black slaves on the Underground Railroad. Conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War. Now, Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric, and his

Canada can build on its strengths in Trump, Brexit era

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 20, 2017

• MONTREAL—British loyalists during the American Revolution. Black slaves on the Underground Railroad. Conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War. Now, Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric, and his

Canada’s clean, green future: how to invest

• MONTREAL—In light of overwhelming scientific evidence and the recent COP21 agreements, green, clean tech is clearly the way forward — for our species and,

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 8, 2016

Canada’s clean, green future: how to invest

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 8, 2016

• MONTREAL—In light of overwhelming scientific evidence and the recent COP21 agreements, green, clean tech is clearly the way forward — for our species and,

Canada’s clean, green future: how to invest

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 8, 2016

• MONTREAL—In light of overwhelming scientific evidence and the recent COP21 agreements, green, clean tech is clearly the way forward — for our species and,

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