December 2015

EDITOR’S NOTE
First in the family: Helping first-gen student succeed
LETTERS
An alternative perspective on alt-ac careers
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
CAMPUS
- Dal professor partners with parenting website to help ease children’s pain
- SFU’s new observatory and plaza a place to meet under the stars
- UBC umbrella-sharing service brightens gloomy days
- Physicians work with actors to get better at breaking bad news
NOTA BENE
- Universities step up to aid Syrian refugees
- Researchers concerned by the rise of ‘big data’ surveillance
COLUMNS
Featured Jobs
- Veterinary Medicine - Faculty Position (Large Animal Internal Medicine) University of Saskatchewan
- Education - (2) Assistant or Associate Professors, Teaching Scholars (Educational Leadership)Western University
- Computer Science - Assistant Professor (Master of Data Analytics)University of Niagara Falls Canada
- Business – Lecturer or Assistant Professor, 2-year term (Strategic Management) McMaster University
- Psychology - Assistant Professor (Speech-Language Pathology)University of Victoria
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