TORONTO, May 2 /CNW/ - Canada's most comprehensive online destination
site for current and potential post-secondary students has finally arrived.
Announcing the launch of macleans.ca/university, the first website in Canada
to offer continuously updated higher education news, from campuses across the
country. Already recognized for its expertise in the coverage of universities
and education, Maclean's has extended that same reputation in this latest
online presence - with the up-to-the-minute analysis, interactivity and
points-of-view today's digital consumers are looking for. It's an essential
resource for students and recent graduates looking to make educational
decisions.Maclean's unique online package at www.macleans.ca/university includes:
- Daily higher education news: News features and a front page that
changes daily, on the first news website in Canada devoted
entirely to higher education.
- The Maclean's University Panel: Commentary and analysis on the
stories of the day, from the most knowledgeable voices in higher
education: Canada's leading student journalists, student
politicians, academics and university and college administrators.
- Bloggers: Four education and campus culture focused blogs,
including Joey Coleman of joeycoleman.ca, long recognized as
Canada's most popular, and outspoken, student blogger.
- Campus life: Stories about life on campus, from across the country
and around the world.
- Insider Advice: Advice and news-you-can-use from the experts. What
kind of degree will help me get a job? How do I get a reference
letter? How do RESPs work? A constantly growing source of advice
for students and graduates.
- Personalized University Ranking Tool: Use Maclean's data, the same
data that goes into Maclean's annual ranking of Canadian
universities, to create your own ranking of Canadian schools.
And coming soon to macleans.ca/university, expanded and improved features
such as:
- My Cafeteria: Which university has the best food? View photos of
what's being served at universities across Canada, and post your
photos.
- My Residence: Which university has the choicest-or not-student
accommodation? View pictures from inside residences across Canada,
and post your own photos.
- Campus Style: Share yours, and check out others.
- Maclean's Student Film Awards: Submit a short film, view and vote
on films by others. Winners announced at a gala event in the fall.Macleans.ca/university is overseen by Maclean's managing editor of
special projects Tony Keller, who edits the annual Maclean's University
Rankings Issue, the Student Issue, the new issue devoted to graduate and
professional schools, and the Maclean's Guide to Canadian Universities. The
site's editor is experienced campus journalist Erin Millar, the immediate
past-president of Canadian University Press.
Macleans.ca/university promises to be Canada's most complete coverage of
university, college and education news. Simplify the quest-visit
www.macleans.ca/university.
About Macleans.ca
The new hub for national news, Macleans.ca captures the currency and
usefulness that today's savvy newsreaders seek when they look for a voice in
online information. The new Macleans.ca includes the Maclean's 50, a group of
experts and leaders giving insight unique to Macleans.ca as they comment on
the day's affairs. Macleans.ca provides visitors with exclusive access to the
Macleans.ca family of bloggers and commentators - a unique package, never
before seen from a Canadian news source. A leader in Canadian online news and
the essential source for national affairs has arrived: visit www.macleans.ca.
About Maclean's:
Maclean's is Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine.
Maclean's enlightens, engages and entertains 2.9 million readers with strong
investigative reporting and exclusive stories from leading journalists in the
fields of international affairs, social issues, national politics, business
and culture. Visit www.macleans.ca.
For further information: Suneel Khanna, (416) 764-1219,
suneel.khanna@rci.rogers.com
