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Preparing for flexible career paths in academia and beyond
A new open education resource helps train grad students for professional life outside the academy.
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UNB professor introduces economics undergraduates to experiential learning
Students ‘loved it, they had fun, they did extremely well and their marks reflected that,’ says the professor.
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Students and academic misconduct: why it happens and possible solutions
Understanding the reasons for cheating provides instructors with a starting point to address the issue.
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From ChatGPT bans to task forces, universities are rethinking their approach to academic misconduct
Postsecondary institutions are playing catch up as generative AI and other emerging technologies make their way into student coursework.
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Campus initiatives seek to maintain trend of growing turnout among youth voters
After a strong student turnout in 2015, Elections Canada and student-led organizations have expanded their get-out-the-vote programs before the federal election this month.
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First-year students are a relatively satisfied bunch, survey says
87 percent of students say university has so far met or exceeded their expectations, according to the Canadian University Survey Consortium.
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Does having a graduate degree help if you want to attend medical school?
Three medical practitioners share their experiences.
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Students on Ice expedition brings the classroom to the polar regions
The award-winning organization specializing in educational forays into the Arctic and Antarctic celebrates its 20th anniversary next year.
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Pulling together: A collaborative model for student-centred career support
Sharing resources between career services and faculty/departments promotes successful career transitions for grad students.
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Federal government details $150-million strategy to promote study abroad
Program also aims to diversify source countries for incoming international students.
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Canada’s faculties of medicine commit to improving Indigenous health
Boosting the number of Indigenous medical students, bolstering Indigenous curriculum among measures promised.
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I matter here. Maybe.
We have to start being more intentional and transparent in promoting and celebrating empathy, inclusivity and kindness on our campuses.
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Student vets start rotations in Tsuut’ina and Siksika First Nations
“Typically in vet practice, the routine is to … check the boxes. I realized very quickly that that was not the way to go about it – it was about establishing a relationship first.”
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The growing field of Black Canadian studies
After decades of grassroots work by Black scholars, a few universities have started offering Black Canadian studies programs. Will it be enough to start reversing what one professor calls Canada’s “Black brain drain”?
