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BY MATTEO TARDELLI | MAY 18 2023

Quitting my postdoc position has taken me on an incredibly rewarding global adventure requiring flexibility and adaptation.

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | MAY 09 2023

The drive towards automation and away from a greenhouse gas-emitting economy is demanding new and evolving skills from Canada’s workforce, a report shows.

BY REY ROSALES | MAY 05 2023

Injecting programs with interdisciplinarity can foster coveted skills in communication, collaboration, problem-solving and leadership.

BY DANIEL JUTRAS | MAY 01 2023

What place should be given to teamwork in university education? Reflections on a teaching practice that relies on collaboration and solidarity as essential vectors of learning.

BY PASCALE CASTONGUAY | APR 28 2023

A panel of academics offers a few caveats for scientists to consider before jumping into public policy-making.

BY JODI SZIMANSKI & BETHANY EDMUNDS | APR 27 2023

Showing gratitude, providing professional growth opportunities as well as community-building are all vital to being a good leader.

BY OLLIVIER DYENS | APR 21 2023

The case of McGill’s Building 21.

BY DANIEL JUTRAS | APR 06 2023

To be called by your name in a class is to exist in your own right.

BY TETYANA KRUPIY | FEB 27 2023

Nine tips for cultivating a valued skill.

BY WEI CAI | FEB 24 2023

The innovation offers multiple opportunities for language teaching and learning.

BY GAVAN P.L. WATSON & SARAH ELAINE EATON | FEB 17 2023

Now is the time to think through how these new technologies can be improved and used ethically in everyday life, including in teaching and learning.

BY ISABEAU IQBAL | FEB 13 2023

Responding to an inner call to explore a fresh facet of your professional identity means shedding some “shoulds.”

BY WEI CAI | FEB 09 2023

The proposal overcomes the common challenge of insufficient numbers and resources to offer degrees in languages such as Chinese.

BY WILL LANGFORD & CATHERINE CARSTAIRS | JAN 03 2023

A recent report on the future of the history PhD shows many students are living below the poverty line.

BY TEJAS PANDYA | DEC 20 2022

Once the value of ‘interdisciplinary’ is truly accepted, academia will significantly benefit.

BY KATIE GEORGE | DEC 08 2022

Without properly training them, we are throwing our academics to the wind and shortchanging their students.

BY SHOSHANAH JACOBS | NOV 29 2022

Why it’s important to provide analysis and context for your experience, credentials and successes in an application.

BY JONATHAN DRIVER | NOV 03 2022

A written agreement is a good way to clarify expectations and build trust.

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | SEP 26 2022

The “Organized Academic” shares how to transform your academic life.

BY JONATHAN DRIVER | SEP 21 2022

Four strategies to help graduate students get their needs to the top of a professor’s to-do list.