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Human-centred teaching and learning in the age of AI
Humans make great universities — and humans make universities great.
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How to tell your authentic teaching story
A cross-institutional, open-source series helps graduate students and postdoctoral fellows articulate their teaching experiences for various career pathways.
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U of Manitoba professor is helping kids explore their gender identity
Researcher Fenton Litwiller is developing youth recreation programming to support queer kids in acquiring skills that affirm their complex gender identities.
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A partnership with U of Ottawa’s med school aims to train more Inuit doctors
The collaboration between the university and the Government of Nunavut highlights the importance of culturally safe care.
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The Slow Professor revisited
Two years after the surprise success of their book The Slow Professor, the authors reflect on its impact, their attempts to live up to its ideals, and what comes next.
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A history of Canada’s full-time faculty in six charts
A look at some UCASS data from 1970 to 2016.
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Should sexual relations between professors and students be prohibited?
In Quebec, a new law calls for universities to adopt a code of conduct covering faculty-student relationships.
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Why aren’t more universities hosting at-risk scholars?
Several universities have committed to supporting oppressed academics, but few have followed through.
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Free speech on campus: are we being too careful not to offend?
It would be a shame if the lesson learned is simply to remove the controversial bits from your course.
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Is there too much emphasis on STEM fields at universities?
University leaders concerned about the employability of graduates should sustain academic and curricular diversity, including the liberal arts.
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Taking on the teaching free-for-all in higher education
We need to introduce consistency and reliability into the classroom, and place the student experience at the centre of our teaching.
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Universities unite against the academic black market
The second annual International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating is an attempt by universities around the world to raise awareness about students who hire others to do their work.
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We need to seriously rethink the concept of final exams
Why don’t more students protest against this most universally distressing ritual of university life?
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Recognizing the differences between shy and introverted students
When students don’t participate, neither they nor their peers can learn as much.
