In the final stages of syllabus design, don’t forget to include your course policies.
Five academics draw on their own experiences to paint a portrait of the ups and downs that await new professors.
They’re still a rare breed but the flock is growing. Should it be?
Practical advice from the co-author of a new book
The life of an independent scholar, without the safety net of a university, brings with it trepidation, financial challenges and, for some, exhilarating freedom. Meet four who’ve taken the ride
Canada’s ‘professors of privacy’ are leaders in a global effort to understand the ways governments and corporations are using surveillance methods on average citizens – and to let the public know
A few people, perhaps a thousand a year, leave their body to medical science at Canadian universities. This is their story.
If you haven’t visited the student residences on campus for awhile, you might be in for a surprise.
A group of female academics, activists and litigators have joined together to literally rewrite Charter equality cases from a feminist perspective.
Canadian faculty are welcomed in many developing countries for their skill in introducing student-centred learning.
Ontario’s system isn’t broken, just stressed. Before we try more radical fixes, why not encourage a robust college-university transfer system?
Romantic partners who are employed at universities in different cities confront many challenges in making their relationships work.
Driven by diverse factors, retiring academics are leaving their mark in varied – and often surprising – ways.
How the new credo for community-engaged research is making a difference both in communities and at universities.
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A personal essay from Kevin Kee, associate vice-president, research, at Brock University.
The last time Brock University played host to what was then the Learned Societies Congress, Kevin Kee was a nervous PhD student presenting his first paper. This May, when the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences returns to Brock for its 83rd iteration, Dr. Kee will be one of...
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It aims to engage students with a mix of online lectures and in-class components.
Andrea Edginton was tepid about teaching when her academic career began six years ago. She had gained scant lecture experience in her PhD program and was annoyed by students who showed little motivation in class. On joining the University of Waterloo’s school of pharmacy, where 40 percent of h...
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A Q&A with professor Brenna Clarke Gray.
Email newsletters are by no means a new frontier in publishing. You probably subscribe to your fair share already, whether it’s a daily note from your school or a weekly update from your favourite media outlet. (Speaking of which, have you
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Lessons learned from the presidential transition committee at the University of Saskatchewan.
In 2015, the University of Saskatchewan undertook an extensive Continue reading to welcome Peter Stoicheff to the role. As two individuals closely linked to this process, here are some lessons we learned that may be of value to colleagues undertaking a similar ...
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