Showing results for imposter syndrome
In my opinion
BY NATHAN ANDREWS | March 07 2022
S’il est important de reconnaître l’excellence noire, il est aussi crucial de comprendre comment ce concept peut être exténuant, voire délétère pour les personnes noires.
Le milieu universitaire n’est pas de tout repos. C’est drainant d’y évoluer et pas toujours aussi gratifiant qu’on pourrait le croire. Pour les personnes racialisées, comme les Noirs, la pression est exacerbée par une règle non écrite voulant qu’elles doivent exceller, même là où l...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/opinion/a-mon-avis/lenvers-de-la-medaille-de-lexcellence-noire-lepuisement/
News
BY JOEY FITZPATRICK | February 07 2011
As director of animal care at Memorial University, Jennifer Keyte has the task of ensuring the ethical and humane treatment of her charges.
She rode horses as a young girl and her family owned the standard household pets. But Jennifer Keyte was never the type to volunteer untold hours at the local animal shelter. “I felt like a bit of an imposter in vet school,” the director of animal care at Memorial University admits. “So many o...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/respect-for-research-animals/
From the admin chair
BY SHEILA COTE-MEEK | August 27 2020
In order to disrupt ongoing gendered discrimination, it is critical that we expose it. This is not always easy.
“You really aren’t university material and shouldn’t think about going,” said one of my high school teachers to me. [Me: feeling like I wanted to slide down in my desk and disappear.]
“You, you shouldn’t even be here at this meeting, you’ve nothing to contribute,” said a senior pr...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/from-the-admin-chair/speaking-out-on-the-inequities-in-academia/
From PhD to Life
BY JENNIFER POLK | September 19 2013
Features
BY YVES LUSIGNAN | December 01 2008
Practical advice from the co-author of a new book
No matter what the topic, whether it’s new killer bacteria, fibre-optic networks or street-gang syndrome, academics are fielding more and more media calls seeking their expertise. Fundamentally that may be a good thing, but your average, detail-oriented researcher who is asked to summarize decades...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/how-to-talk-to-the-media/
Features
BY DANIEL DROLET | April 02 2012
Boosting the classroom occupancy rate is one way some universities are dealing with increasing student populations.
About a decade ago, before the double cohort of high school graduates hit Ontario’s postsecondary education system, Carleton University took a look around and wondered where they were going to put all the extra students. One potential solution stood out: boost the classroom occupancy rate. Back th...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/maximizing-classroom-space/
Features
BY MARY JANE MAFFINI | June 11 2012
Janie Redfern had taken a header from her attic window onto the flagstone path below.
“Is Janie dead?” Pete Redfern’s voice faltered.
The policeman in the well-cut, grey pinstripe suit regarded Pete with flat, narrowed eyes. So much for the rumpled stereotype of fiction. His suit may have been snazzy, but the detective had a face like yesterday’s oatmeal and, clearly, a su...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/how-are-the-mighty-fallen/
Features
BY MOIRA MACDONALD | January 09 2013
Sessional instructors are now a crucial part of the teaching equation at most Canadian universities. Some say it’s time to include them more fully in the life of the institution.
They are called sessional lecturers, part-time instructors, contract or contingent faculty and chargés de cours. Some are fresh out of graduate studies, others may have taught for years. Whatever their name, these non-tenured, non-permanent teaching staff share a common desire for better recognitio...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/sessionals-up-close/
Features
BY PATRICK J. MONAHAN | February 06 2013
York University modernized its system for choosing academic administrators based on research about what works.
Given the increasing competitive pressures and financial challenges facing universities across North America, most academic administrators recognize that strong and effective leadership is a key ingredient for institutional success. Yet, while there has been a proliferation of writing on the topic o...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/a-better-way-for-selecting-effective-university-leaders/
Features
BY LARRY MCCLOSKEY + JOHN MEISSNER | September 11 2013
How the best practices in working with students with learning disabilities are paving the way to improve outcomes for students who are emotionally distressed.
University campuses across Canada are struggling with a mental health tsunami that is reordering priorities in every community and educational institution. Dealing with crises and the potential for suicide has altered the lives and agendas of people working in schools, hospitals, municipalities and ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/helping-students-with-mental-health-issues/