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Career Advice

BY RYAN RACINE | JUN 17 2020

This advice is not only for recent postsecondary graduates, but for anyone hoping to engage in some self-reflection while in quarantine.

BY HOWARD RAMOS & MARK C.J. STODDART | JUN 03 2020

Online teaching requires learning new skills, as well as acknowledging the types of audiences they are attempting to engage.

BY ILEANA DIAZ, SHIVA MOHAN, KATE MOTLUK, ALISON MOUNTZ, MONICA ROMERO, ANA VISAN & KIRA WILLIAMS | MAY 20 2020

A group of migration scholars share how the pandemic is impacting both their personal and work lives.

BY CARLY STASKO | MAY 12 2020

Video conferencing can be isolating and strange for some of your students – here are some tips to make sure everyone feels seen and heard.

BY ANANYA BANERJEE | APR 29 2020

By fostering positive relationships, professors can help improve the mental health of their students.

BY LARA GAUTIER & CATIA C. CONFORTINI | APR 22 2020

Here is our learning-by-doing experience of teaching online courses about the COVID-19 response.

BY JEAN-NICOLAS REYT | APR 13 2020

Remote work can be a difficult adjustment for teams accustomed to working in an office setting. Here are some tips.

BY MOHAMMAD KEYHANI | APR 01 2020

How to quickly gear up for your new lifestyle and workstyle during the pandemic.

BY DERRICK E. RANCOURT | MAR 24 2020

The COVID-19 crisis brings teaching and learning opportunity.

BY MOHAMMAD KEYHANI | MAR 23 2020

Some helpful resources and tools for professors who have to quickly move their courses online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

BY ANDREA EIDINGER & MARY CHAKTSIRIS | MAR 16 2020

No one expects you to become an online teaching guru overnight. The best any of us can do is just get through the rest of the semester by focusing on student learning.

BY HEATHER MCGHEE PEGGS | FEB 27 2020

The University of Toronto G2G Peer Advisors provide graduate students with practical conflict resolution and communication advice.

BY JUDY BORNAIS & DAVE ANDREWS | FEB 21 2020

A retreat is a great way to address the challenges faced by the unhappiest faculty in academe.

BY LAKSHMI MAGON | FEB 19 2020

Some mindfulness programs are trying to bring mindfulness to underserved communities and youth in crisis.

BY TARA SIEBARTH | FEB 11 2020

University of Alberta’s alumni office launches a career advice podcast, What the Job?

BY GIANLUCA AGOSTINELLI | JAN 23 2020

Is working full-time in academe an illusory ideal?

BY NANDINI MAHARAJ | JAN 14 2020

We don’t have to convince academics of the merits of publishing – but what about the rest of us?

BY JESSICA ROMNEY | JAN 08 2020

What you can expect to encounter as a contract faculty member.

BY DERRICK E. RANCOURT | DEC 17 2019

In a competitive job market, strategic planning is a key component of professional development.

BY KARL SCHWONIK | DEC 10 2019

Academics working with a board have the opportunity to grow their personal network and gain greater perspective which informs future research directions.