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Jeremy Hansen: From physics to the moon

Behind the first Canadian to circle the moon lies a rigorous academic journey and close ties to university research.
News Indigenous

Addressing academia’s pretendian problem

Two Indigenous professors create a reference guide to stop scholars who falsely claim Indigenous heritage.
News Research

University of Saskatchewan acquires quantum computer to boost research capacity

Campus access to the technology will expand research possibilities.
News Policy

McGill appoints French emissary, makes peace with province

After dropping its legal battle over out-of-province tuition hikes, the university increases its efforts to promote French language and culture.

Opinion Policy

Bob Rae urges universities to remain climate-change leaders

In a volatile world, universities form bulwarks of scientific integrity and technological development, says former U.N. ambassador.
Opinion Climate Change

The Campus Green

University Affairs launches new sustainability column.
Opinion Academic freedom

Defending the Academy

Current challenges offer opportunity to reassert our public purpose.
Opinion Research

Diversity strengthens discovery

What Nobel Laureates reveal about diversity, discovery and societal impact.

Features Teaching

For whom the book tolls

How declining reading levels are reshaping the way universities teach.
Features International students

Organized criminals target international students

Canadian study permits are being misappropriated by crime rings on a massive scale, threatening the integrity of post-secondary institutions and the aspirations of international students.
Features Students

Digital textbook deals spark controversy

Critics say automatic subscriptions to online course materials are a commercial cash grab that limits students’ choices.
Features Policy

Ontario: The new pragmatism

After a decade marked by funding cutbacks and a tuition freeze, the province’s universities face the future with an eye for opportunities.

Career Advice Career

Documenting your work for promotion and tenure

Setting up a filing system now is a gift to your future self.
Career Advice

The University of Manitoba strengthens engagement with retired academics

A new project offers emeriti many ways to connect.
Career Advice Advice

Universities must appeal to non-traditional students

Meeting mid-career education needs is win-win for non-traditional students and academic institutions.
Graduate Matters Research

The unpredictable path

What a sharp turn into the biotech industry revealed about the importance of building fundamental skills.

Léo Charbonneau

Léo Charbonneau is a former editor of University Affairs.

News

For first time in five years, StatsCan releases data on faculty numbers, salaries

The preliminary data was collected through UCASS, which was reinstated by the federal government last fall.

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Léo Charbonneau
April 25, 2017

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