Student Life

2014 Medal in Commerce recipient and Founder of QBR recounts his experiences with race in first year

A heartfelt reflection on the importance of exchange to students in the Commerce program.

The authors, both fourth year Queen’s Commerce students, are appreciative of the extracurricular and professional experiences that the program has offered them.

Grade inflation is often discussed as one of the largest threats to the meritocracy of liberal academia. There are many reasons why grade inflation is not addressed in universities, but the simplest answer is often the right one: there are no incentives to do so.

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) assesses 15-year-old students on key skills for “integration into modern society.” The study serves as a benchmark for educational excellence and offers a glimpse into classrooms around the world.