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Retour du congrès de la Fédération des sciences humaines
Après avoir été annulé l’an dernier en raison de la pandémie, le congrès annuel de la Fédération des sciences humaines https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/covid-19-mises-a-jour-archivees-mai-2021/
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July 28, 2021
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September 29, 2021
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In my opinion
Universities prioritize students’ personal satisfaction and positive experiences over their education.
I am fortunate to be in my 15th year of a full-time job at a Canadian university. Over this time, as a faculty member, senator, department chair and associate dean, I have watched a steady, slow and curious transition in the use of language at university away from the word “education” in favour ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/rise-experience-industry-campus/
In my opinion
Le programme B.A.R.K. offre aux étudiants et membres de la communauté de passer du temps avec des chiens thérapeutes.
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C’est le mê...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/opinion/a-mon-avis/la-pertinence-des-therapeutes-canins-sur-nos-campus-universitaires/
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Le retour aux normes en vigueur avant la pandémie sera une entreprise délicate.
Depuis mars 2020, les professeurs ont considérablement modifié leur façon d’enseigner, repensé les évaluations, trouvé de nouveaux moyens de créer un sentiment d’appartenance et offert aux étudiants de nouvelles formes d’accessibilité, entre autres choses.
Pendant ce temps, les ét...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/opinion/a-mon-avis/quelques-defis-auxquels-il-faut-reflechir-en-prevision-de-la-reprise-de-lenseignement-en-personne/
In my opinion
Strategic investments are needed to support all stakeholders in the transition to research equity.
Canadian science could benefit enormously if all research articles in the country were made freely available to anyone immediately upon publication. But there are significant barriers that need to be overcome to achieve this.
Last year, 30 per cent of Canadian research was published as paid open ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/is-canada-ready-for-open-access/
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By targeting certain behaviours, we can significantly reduce the environmental impact of research without compromising quality.
From global warming to biodiversity loss, the environmental crisis is a critical issue for the Canadian and international research communities, which provide invaluable insight into environmental problems and offer solutions.
The fact that research is largely publicly funded means that it must be...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/reducing-the-environmental-impact-of-research-a-shared-responsibility/
The Black Hole
Business accelerators have become fashionable, and for good reason. They offer aspiring entrepreneurs access to expert mentors, marketing and media resources, funding opportunities, and office space. In part 4 of this multi-part article series I describe still unmet needs that existing and futur...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-black-hole/building-on-the-accelerator-model-unmet-needs/
The Black Hole
This post was written with Continue reading, an Energy & Technology Venture Investor with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and the co-founder and chief business officer for
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-black-hole/building-on-the-accelerator-model-addressing-operating-needs/
The Black Hole
Universities employ a very small fraction of all career scientists and serve mainly as a stepping stone to the next career phase rather than a final destination.
I had a couple people reach out to me this week for perspective on their intended career transitions from academia. Their concerns were ones I’ve heard repeated often and are worth addressing more generally here:
- “Am I a failure for wanting to leave academia?”
Career Advice
De l’université au marché du travail.
Les formateurs et les conseillers en matière de carrières gagnent en popularité ces jours-ci. Alors qu’ils étaient autrefois principalement embauchés par des professionnels en milieu ou en fin de carrière, certains se spécialisent aujourd’hui dans le travail auprès des étudiants et des ...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/conseils-carriere/conseils-carriere-article/les-formateurs-en-matiere-de-carriere-au-service-des-titulaires-de-doctorat/
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The importance of mentorship in graduate education
While cutting-edge research remains the backbone of graduate education, it is imperative that universities and faculty members be more proactive in helping their trainees develop a full range of soft skills, as well as a network beyond academia to allow them to succeed in career opportunities in the...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/training-the-trainers/
Career Advice
As recent graduates, we know that a library and information studies program, or equivalent, can pass in a whirlwind. Exploring immensely diverse career paths, selecting courses to fit a myriad of future possibilities, and gaining practical experience are all essential and challenging in their own ri...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/tips-for-becoming-an-academic-librarian/
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Three academics reflect on how they got on the tenure track.
You’ve almost made it: the courses, comps, proposal are all under your belt. You’re polishing your dissertation and practicing your defence. You’re exhausted and excited. It’s a time for celebration. A time for looking back at what you have accomplished and for looking forward into the unkno...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/from-phd-to-assistant-professor-applications-and-interviews/
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No one expects you to become an online teaching guru overnight. The best any of us can do is just get through the rest of the semester by focusing on student learning.
Many universities, colleges and schools have suspended in-person courses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As public health officials try to flatten the curve of the outbreak, these suspensions are a display of solidarity to reduce the spread of the virus and allow health-care workers and instit...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/doing-an-ok-job-navigating-teaching-in-the-age-of-covid-19/
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Online teaching requires learning new skills, as well as acknowledging the types of audiences they are attempting to engage.
As academia has been forced to move online, universities and academics have scrambled to deliver conference presentations, lectures, meetings, and everything else virtually. This creates a lot of anxiety for professors who are used to having live audiences and in-person feedback. Our recent experien...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/when-it-comes-to-the-move-online-the-medium-is-the-message/
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L’enseignement en ligne exige l’apprentissage de nouvelles compétences et la connaissance de son auditoire.
Contraints de passer à un environnement virtuel, les universités et leurs professeurs ont dû s’organiser rapidement pour offrir des conférences, des exposés, des réunions et tout le reste en ligne. La situation est angoissante pour les professeurs qui ont toujours eu un auditoire devant eux ...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/conseils-carriere/conseils-carriere-article/enseignement-en-ligne-le-medium-est-le-message/
Careers Café
Moving from an academic environment into the workforce is a difficult transition.
Think about all those highrise office buildings in downtown Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Halifax, … Thousands of people work in those buildings. Then there are all of the people who work outdoors, or from home, o...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/careers-cafe/the-value-of-a-break-before-more-graduate-school/