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The Many Faces
BY SAVANNAH SLOAT | April 03 2024

It is a critical path forward for institutions to create meaningful change and honour Indigenous self-determination.

As we approach 10-years since the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Continue reading and 94 calls to action, it is crucial for institutions to reflect on the progress made and the wor...
https://universityaffairs.ca/the-many-faces/what-does-indigenization-mean/
Ask Dr. Editor
BY LETITIA HENVILLE | April 22 2024

Material that may appear to be too different can sometimes make the book stronger and better.

Question: I’m quilting together a draft of my first monograph, and the more I revise it, the more I’m getting worried that there’s a chunk that doesn’t quite fit. But I’m so done with this topic! The idea of having to do more research and write more in this are...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/ask-dr-editor/how-to-integrate-an-outlier-chapter-in-the-draft-of-your-scholarly-monograph/
Features
BY ANITA LAHEY | December 09 2015

The transition from the military to the civilian world can be a tricky one.

"The way some veterans have spoken about it reminds me of when I first came to Canada,” says Maya Eichler, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Social Innovation and Community Engagement at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. “I spoke the language – people could speak to me, I cou...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/researchers-explore-post-deployment-life-canadasveterans/
Features
BY WENDY GLAUSER | October 30 2019

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

In climate change research, adaptation used to be a dirty word. Twenty years ago, when the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative (PARC) was formed at the University of Regina, environmental research groups refused the centre’s research funds, recounts David Sauchy...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/were-way-past-the-point-of-preventing-climate-change-its-time-to-adapt/
Features
BY JOANNE ONG ET AL | December 02 2020

Des étudiants de l’Université York ont discuté des aspects des cours en classe qui leur manquent le plus en ces temps d’apprentissage à distance.

Nous sommes un groupe d’étudiants au premier cycle et aux cycles supérieurs de l’Université York qui suivent les cours du professeur de sociologie Cary Wu sur les méthodes de recherche. Sous sa direction, nous nous sommes récemment réunis en ligne pour discuter de ce qui distingue les cou...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/articles-de-fond/article/7-elements-qui-poussent-les-etudiants-a-prefere-les-cours-en-classe-aux-cours-a-distance/
News
BY DIANE PETERS | May 16 2023

Les établissements postsecondaires poussés à s’adapter en raison de l’intelligence artificielle générative et des autres nouvelles technologies qui s’invitent dans les évaluations étudiantes.

La tricherie s’est transformée. Elle est en hausse depuis l’essor des activités d’apprentissage en contexte numérique qui comprennent à la fois la surveillance d’examens à distance et l’émergence de logiciels d’intelligence artificielle (IA) capables de https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/les-universites-revoient-leur-approche-relative-a-linconduite-universitaire/
In my opinion
BY PATRICK DEANE | February 25 2019

La Magna Charta Universitatum est utilisée aux quatre coins du monde pour formuler, guider et défendre les valeurs universitaires.

Dans un article d’opinion  publié en ligne par Affaires universitaires en juillet dernier, Julia Eastman nous a offert d’intéressantes réflexions sur l’autonomie des universités canadiennes. Elle a commencé en soulignant que l’érosion du pouvoir décisionnel de nos établiss...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/opinion/a-mon-avis/enoncer-les-principes-fondamentaux-dune-universite/
In my opinion
BY DARCIA ROACHE | July 24 2019

When leaders show employees they care, trust and empathize with their situations, it motivates employee performance and commitment.

This article is republished from Continue reading under a Creative Commons license. Read the Continue reading. Fi...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/motivation-matters-so-this-summer-rekindle-your-energy-and-your-leadership-style/
Career Advice
BY CAROLYN WATTERS, SUNNY MARCHE + DIETER PELZER | November 03 2008

Six best practices for supervisors, students and supervisory committees

Supervision only works when all participants are working together: supervisor, student, and supervisory committee. We often see rights and responsibilities listed in calendars and handbooks for supervisors and students, but we are at the same time left without much of a clue about how to actually...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/how-to-supervise-phds-effectively/
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