Feature articles

When international conflicts arise, Canadian universities have to juggle free speech and academic freedom, while also managing external pressures.

David Robinson, executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, shares his thoughts on how the debate over the Israel-Hamas conflict is threatening fundamental principles of academia.

Thirty years into his academic career, Glen Jones is still curious about what makes universities tick.

Researchers and funders are increasingly focusing on how to prepare for a changed – and changing – climate.

Many universities lack adequate policies on how to deal with cyberbullying, leading to real-life consequences for some targeted academics.

The conversation about race in the profession is heating up. Here’s why.

None has landed a tenure-track job, and their lives have had plenty of struggle and uncertainty. But, their narratives point to multiple career paths branching out from the PhD.

They affirm that universities have a vital role to play in helping society navigate through the deepest challenges of our time, from climate change to the dangers of misinformation and rising intolerance.

To mark the magazine’s 60th anniversary, current editor Léo Charbonneau sits down with the magazine’s two preceding editors to look back on the issues, events and personalities covered in its pages over the years.

“Acknowledging that [Indigenous communities] have sovereignty over the material and that it is indeed not yours is one of the key things we’re trying to promote in the work that we’re doing with the archival community.”

Seven of this year’s cohort recount impromptu situations with their students that led them to reflect deeply on what they do.

These programs offer international students, and their host families in Canada, the chance for a real cultural exchange.

The behind-the-scenes crew that keeps a campus the size of a small city up and running.