Global Campus
With the recent international student cap imposed by the federal government, the Prairie province will now be competing for a smaller potential pool of international students.
Internationalization in higher education is attracting millions of students to pursue studies overseas and is projected to generate half of a trillion U.S. dollars by 2030. In the last decade, Canada significantly increased its share of this very lucrative commodity, recording a 400 per cent increas...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/global-campus/the-future-of-canadian-edugration-a-closer-look-at-saskatchewan/
In my opinion
En raison du plafond du nombre d’étudiantes étrangères et d’étudiants étrangers imposé récemment par le gouvernement fédéral, la province des Prairies sera désormais en concurrence avec les autres provinces pour puiser dans un bassin potentiel restreint.
L’internationalisation de l’enseignement supérieur incite des millions d’étudiantes et étudiants à poursuivre leurs études à l’étranger et devrait générer des retombées d’un demi-milliard de dollars américains d’ici 2030. Au cours de la dernière décennie, le Canada a consid...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/opinion/a-mon-avis/lavenir-de-l-edugration-au-canada-le-cas-de-la-saskatchewan/
Responsibilities May Include
What does a caregiver-inclusive university or workplace environment mean to you?
There is often an assumption that graduate students have an unwavering commitment to their academic pursuits, meaning that long hours are treated as a proxy for the level of dedication. However, caregiving means navigating unexpected circumstances, including both emotional and logistical complicatio...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/responsibilities-may-include/how-being-a-caregiver-changes-your-graduate-school-experience/
Features
Academics who research and teach accounting are quietly championing environmental efforts.
For the past few years, Diane-Laure Arjaliès, associate professor of accounting at the Ivey School of Business at Western University, has been collecting ideas about land preservation from conservation groups, biologists, corporations, land trusts and Indigenous groups...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/hidden-eco-warriors/
News
Despite not being home to any universities, several partner institutions will be affected by the new Post-Secondary Education Accountability Framework.
The Government of the Northwest Territories has introduced a new Post-Secondary Education Accountability Framework, outlining performance measures and a reporting structure for postsecondary institutions in the region. Announced on July 4, the framework applies to any institution authorized under th...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/nwt-government-formalizes-tracking-of-territorys-higher-ed-system/
Features
Over the last two years the department of educational studies at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) has been attempting to push the limits of what a small department can do to create compelling online courses and digital resources. As part of this experiment our popular first year transitions cou...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/planning-content-online-courses-search-spoc/
News
A new report looks at how accessibility and accommodations are meeting the needs of disabled students across Canada.
A new study aims to challenge how accessibility and accommodations are understood at postsecondary institutions. Released in October, the Landscape of Accessibility and Accommodation in Post-Secondary Education for Students with Disabilities
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/accommodating-students-with-disabilities-on-campus-moving-beyond-silos/
Media Scan
The Globe and Mail
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Alberta plans to tie funding for postsecondary institu...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-jan-21-2020/
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CBC - The National
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Universities across Canada are cancelling face-to-face classes in response to COVID-19.
Global News
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-march-16-2020/
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The Ottawa Citizen
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As Canada transitions towards a gre...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-feb-3-2022/
The Black Hole
Most importantly: remember your audience.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. – Colin Powell
To read the previous articles in this series please visit the links below:
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-black-hole/preparing-for-the-academic-job-interview/
Career Advice
Transforming graduate education.
In 2012, the department of biochemistry at the University of Toronto launched a for-credit course in graduate professional development (GPD). Enrolment was limited to 20 graduate students to provide an intimate and interactive learning environment. The course stressed the need to develop a broad ski...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/lessons-learned-grad-course-professional-development/
From PhD to Life
In addition to how-to workshops and panel discussions, this year’s career education conference will include a series of career spotlights from PhDs working in a variety of fields.
Maren Wood and I are excited to announce our Continue reading online career conference for PhDs! It's happening live, May 4-11, 2019. Many thanks to Continue reading for partnering with us again. More details below, but first let me say...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/from-phd-to-life/beyond-the-professoriates-6th-annual-online-career-conference-for-phds/
Features
How the new credo for community-engaged research is making a difference both in communities and at universities.
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/nothing-about-us-without-us/
News
Outgoing principal of Brescia University College Colleen Hanycz reflects on challenges facing women’s colleges.
When Colleen Hanycz was appointed principal of Continue reading, an affiliated college of Western University, in 2008, the institution was in a precarious position. Enrolment tanked in the fall of that year and the future of Canada’s only remain...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/exit-interview-with-colleen-hanycz/
News
February 24, 2021More universities announce fall plansMcGill University will return to on-campus teaching this fall. In a statement posted to its we...
Media Scan
CBC - The National
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High school students are feeling plenty of pressure when it comes to transitioning to post-secondary, but it'...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-sept-6-2019/
The Black Hole
Christian Paradis, the minister of Industry and State (Agriculture) recently announced that in response to the continuing challenges facing the global economy, the Canadian government has elected
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-black-hole/national-research-council-funding-priorities-miss-the-point/
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