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November 2016

BY NATALIE SAMSON | October 12 2016

Bringing the toll of war to the streets.

BY TARA SIEBARTH | October 05 2016

EDITOR’S NOTE Comings and goings: The spirit of the times LETTERS Say “yes” to interviews, because your male colleagues will PEOPLE ON THE MOVE Nipissing University has appointed Jim McAuliffe dean of graduate studies and research, and other appointments. CAMPUS Residential school serves as canvas for multi-artist installation Pitch contest blends TED Talks with Dragons’ […]

BY ROSANNA TAMBURRI | October 05 2016

Where are the women?

BY JESSICA RIDDELL | October 05 2016

When I was pregnant with my first child, I experienced the usual mix of delight and trepidation that comes with impending parenthood. However, I was also concerned with how my pregnancy might threaten to disrupt the professional identity I had so assiduously constructed for myself as a young, female professor in the early stages of […]

BY SAMIA MADWAR | October 05 2016

At Dechinta, students spend their time on the land learning a range of skills.

BY SHELDON GORDON | October 05 2016

The programs not only upgrade their academic qualifications but expose immigrants to how their profession is practised in Canada.

BY JEAN-FRANÇOIS VENNE | October 05 2016

This series sponsored by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences features notable humanities and social sciences researchers with smart ideas for a better tomorrow. This month, we spoke with Louis Raymond, Professor Emeritus at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Louis Raymond is a pioneer in the study of management information systems for small and medium-sized enterprises […]

BY CHRISTOPHER BUDDLE | October 04 2016

Goodbye, podium.

BY ANDREW MOORE | October 04 2016

A good education is not simply job training.

BY TARA SIEBARTH | September 28 2016

This fall, for the third year in a row, the University of Alberta is hosting the Falling Walls lab. The competition gives researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs at U of A three minutes to present on an original idea or research. As stated on its website, it’s “a little TED Talks and a little Dragons’ Den.” […]

BY DIANE PETERS | September 28 2016

New designs address the trend towards student-centred, active learning.

BY ANQI SHEN | September 26 2016

Mush Hole Project at former Mohawk Institute Residential School foregrounds Indigenous experiences of site.

BY MICHAEL RANCIC | September 21 2016

The international event is making its way to Canada for the first time through the efforts of Brock’s Racial Climate Task Force.

BY CARL MEYER | September 14 2016

The plight of Concordia professor Homa Hoodfar in Iran has once again brought up the question of what universities can do to protect scholars detained abroad.