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Rebuilding the institution remains a big task for its new president.
How do we turn the doctoral student’s significant skills into a career outside academia?
A Quebec physicist responds to the president of NSERC
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On the contrary, the labour market is functioning as it should, says new report by the Council of Canadian Academies.
Universities Canada, formerly AUCC, says new name is ‘bold and contemporary’
This living encyclopedia has made knowledge more accessible and more democratic than ever. Scholars need to embrace it and do all they can to support it.
All professors with PhDs in philosophy, the Groarke triplets share much more than their identical DNA.
Give up a regular paycheck and leave home for grad school? Why bother, when more graduate programs are available by distance, especially for working professionals.
Career coaches seem to be rising in popularity these days. Once hired primarily by mid- and late-career professionals in the corporate world, coaches and career consultants these days are sometimes specializing in working with graduate students and academics. Their services were news to me when I was in the early stages of my post-PhD transition. […]
Babies rarely work to their mother’s timetable or a conference schedule.
Expert chides librarians to identify their core mission and ‘unique value proposition.’
If there’s one thing “The campus food revolution,” the cover story from UA’s April issue, makes clear, it’s that food is an important part of a campus’s culture. At many universities across Canada, food has become an extension of the institution’s values and priorities — and we’re seeing it not just in food services, but […]
How to encourage active learning with your students.
“It is important for the humanities to take back the word ‘skills’ so that it can incite PhD programs to turn outward toward the world. That is why I want to make a case for the particular value of public skills.”
When students and administrators join resources to improve the food on campus, cafeteria is no longer a dirty word.
McGill professor carves out an unusual research area with her work on hacker culture.
The new Prince Edward Island premier – and past president of UPEI – talks about leaving a legacy.
Is your university making full use of its campus radio?
The best of them have real historical value – but writing one is a whole other matter.