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The article reports on the decision of the board of governors at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec to ban the practice of hazing after a football player confessed about an initiation incident. The players involved in the alleged initiation were suspended by the university. Alternatives to hazing are being promoted by the university.

Reports on the decision of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec to reject an endowment to establish a chair in the name of libertarian and author Ayn Rand. Reason for the university's decision; Reaction of Ayn Rand Institute on the university's decision.

Reports that universities should embark on collective resistance to the statistical demands of micro-managing governments if they want to prove their mettle to the public in Montreal, Quebec. Impact of quality assurance schemes; Cost of paperwork between universities and governments; Template for universities to become more accountable.

Reports the establishment of a venture capital firm by McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Aim of the university in forming the firm; Statistics of the research funding at the university; Amount to be spent on projects in biotechnology; pharmaceuticals and bioinformatics.

Reports the lawsuit against McGill University in Quebec. Failure to renovate a laboratory causing leukemia to medical students; Health risk from an inadequate ventilating system; Rate of miscarriages and building-related illnesses.

Reports that Canadian education minister Francois Legault questioned his government's commitment to higher education, and in the process may have saved Quebec universities millions in funding cuts.

Deals with the support of technology firms for universities in Canada. Amount of donation received by the McGill University in Montreal, Quebec from Richard Tomlinson, founding director of Gennum Corporation; His association with the university.

Announces the resignation of Paule Leduc as Vice Chancellor of the Universite du Quebec a Montrel, a French-language university in Montreal, Qeubec. Reason for her resignation; Financial status of the university; Cuts in operating budgets of Quebec universities.

Reports that according to a survey by a provincial teachers association, Quebec universities have lost ten percent of their professors. Number of full-time professors that have been lost to Quebec from 1995-1998; Comments made by Christine Piette, the principal researcher on the study.