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Universities ‘absolutely vital’ to Canada’s AI strategy, minister says

Evan Solomon, Canada’s minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation, in conversation with University Affairs’ Christopher Guly.
News Research

Brock U opens a treasure-chest of wines

The Canadian Wine Library welcomes tasters, educators and researchers to its 19,000-bottle collection.
News Research

Canada falling behind in R&D, report warns

Universities provide one of the few bright spots, according to the Council of Canadian Academies.
News Administration

Universities eligible for $51B infrastructure fund

The Build Communities Strong Fund, announced in this month’s budget, is the first long-term federal infrastructure program open to post-secondary institutions.

Opinion Career

Unprestigious academia

How I unlearned academic elitism.
Opinion Research

Taking the loneliness out of academic writing

Group writing retreats for PhD students can lower psychological distress and improve well-being.
Opinion Research

Reinforcing Canada’s culture of innovation and discovery

A multidisciplinary approach is needed to help shape good policy and provide avenues for nation-building investment.
Opinion International students

Border security act brings visa uncertainty

Universities and international students risk becoming collateral damage of Bill C-12.

Features Campus news

Quebec universities weather an unprecedented storm

The province’s institutes of higher learning are navigating immigration restrictions, language policies, budget cuts and challenges to academic freedom.
Features Freedom of speech

Time To Disagree?

The Heterodox Academy wants to encourage uncomfortable debates on campus.
Feature articles Research

Science interrupted

How the Trump administration’s cuts to U.S. science are derailing Canadian research.
Features Q&A

Meeting the moment together

Universities Canada’s new chair of the board of directors Joy Johnson on the path forward for higher education.

Career Advice Administration

Collegiality: the joys and pitfalls of a non-hierarchical workplace

Grounded in shared governance, collegiality is a demanding ideal that balances power, equity and collective learning.
Career Advice Research funding

Writing a successful narrative CV

A guide and template to help you ace the upcoming Tri-Agency curriculum vitae.
Career Advice Students

Creating student connection and belonging

Attention to student wellbeing includes fostering relationship-rich campus cultures.
Responsibilities May Include Teaching

Teaching experience in the academic job market

“Evidence of teaching effectiveness” adds to the ever-growing demands on graduate students.

Nadeem Saqlain

Nadeem Saqlain is currently a contractual faculty member in the Department of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Career Advice Teaching

Supporting students through better communication

Three practical strategies to enhance student success.

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Nadeem Saqlain
October 17, 2025

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