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BY LETITIA HENVILLE | April 22 2024

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

quote>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/
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BY JOEL RODGERS | April 16 2024

Even though funding remains the most requested priority, many PhDs also want professional development support.

Over the past decade, the pressures on pursuing a PhD have intensified. Inflation and the cost of living have ballooned while graduate funding has not kept pace with these economic challenges. The collapse of the academic job market in some sectors has added acute pressure on doctoral students https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/responsibilities-may-include/what-counts-as-support-for-phd-students/
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BY MOHAMED BERRADA | May 01 2024

The proposed funding is intended to facilitate access to care and support mental health initiatives, as experts call for greater coordination between federal and provincial governments.

The federal government’s 2024 budget has brought the mental health of young Canadians to the forefront. For many students and young professionals, the lack of access to private mental health care, combined with the high cost of living, can make overcoming mental illness a steep hill to climb. The ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/does-budget-2024s-500-million-investment-over-five-years-address-the-mental-health-challenges-young-people-are-facing/
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/
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BY WENDY GLAUSER | December 03 2014

Across the country, people with disabilities are redefining the possible by excelling in scholarly pursuits that were once off limits to them.

Evolving attitudes, policies and technology have given rise to a generation of undergrads, graduate students and faculty members with disabilities who demand inclusive spaces, teaching styles and supports. “More and more students with different disabilities who didn’t previously access postse...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/opening-doors-disability/
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BY VIVIAN SMITH | September 09 2015

Adam Jones wrestles with the worst that humans can inflict on each other yet remains an optimist.

The photograph projected onto a large screen shows a tangle of lime-bleached arm and leg bones and skulls on wooden platforms at the Murambi Genocide Memorial in southern Rwanda. The image is hard to look at but the students and other audience members in the lect...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/genocide-scholar-remains-an-optimist-in-the-face-of-inhumanity/
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BY ASHLEIGH VANHOUTEN | February 03 2016

A few of the best mobile apps found on campuses across Canada.

Mobile apps are ubiquitous on student’s phones—and while many are, arguably, for sharing images or connecting with friends, you may find a helpful university app on a student’s home screen among the others. Universities across the country are developing their own customized apps to provide stu...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/three-game-changing-apps-for-students/
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BY NATALIE SAMSON | January 25 2017

The outgoing vice-provost, students, is taking up a new post at Sheridan College.

After 17 years at York University, Janet Morrison stepped down from the role of vice-provost, students, last November to become provost and vice-president, academic, at Sheridan College. Dr. Morrison, who holds a PhD in higher education from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, spoke with Uni...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/janet-morrison-reflects-25-years-championing-student-success-york-u/
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BY SUZANNE BOWNESS | September 27 2017

Schools are also looking to encourage domestic students to benefit from international students’ presence.

As the blip-blip-bloop of the classic Skype ringtone connects me with Zack (Guanglong) Pang at Wilfrid Laurier University, it occurs to me that a little box like this on a computer screen may be the only window through which this international student has seen his family for the past few years ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/universities-take-steps-help-international-students-succeed/
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BY UA/AU | December 13 2017
En rétrospective de l'année qui vient de s'écouler, voici les faits saillants du magazine, soit les articles qui ont su...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/articles-de-fond/article/2017-revue-de-lannee-en-enseignement-superieur/
Features
BY SUZANNE BOWNESS | February 20 2019

Moving beyond the traditional resumé-writing workshops, many centres are now helping students conceive of their career paths from the start of their studies.

University career centres: that’s where you go to get a tuneup on your resumé and cover letter as you’re graduating, right? Yes, just before you exit the ivory tower into the warm embrace of various employers all waiting to welcome you to the working world. If you’re shaking your head at t...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/campus-career-centres-step-up-to-better-serve-students/
Features
BY RANDY BOYAGODA | June 28 2019

The campus novel is fiction for our times, but the best of the genre is timeless.

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BY MOIRA MACDONALD | April 08 2020

Traditional in-person conferences have been criticized for a variety of reasons, but the current COVID-19 pandemic puts them in a whole new light.

Earlier this year, Orad Reshef was trying to pull his life back together after being away from his Ottawa home for 10 of the previous 14 days. First there was a conference in San Francisco. Getting home from that left him with a pocketful of reissued boarding passes tha...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/the-sudden-urgency-of-online-academic-conferences/
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BY MOIRA MACDONALD | April 08 2020

Les conférences conventionnelles en personne ont déjà été critiquées pour diverses raisons, mais la pandémie actuelle de COVID-19 les remet en question d’une toute nouvelle façon.

Un peu plus tôt cette année, Orad Reshef essayait de retrouver un rythme de vie normal après avoir été absent de chez lui, à Ottawa, dix jours en deux semaines. Tout d’abord, il y avait eu cette conférence à San Francisco. Au retour, il avait les poches plei...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/articles-de-fond/article/lurgence-soudaine-de-tenir-des-conferences-scientifiques-virtuelles/
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BY DAISY LE CORRE | January 26 2022

Qu’entend-on par bien-être au travail? Une professeure qui en a fait sa spécialité explique sa conception de celui-ci.

Après avoir passé près de 31 ans à travailler dans le milieu universitaire et avoir reçu plusieurs distinctions tout au long de sa carrière, Céleste Grimard, professeure titulaire à l’École des sciences de la gestion de l’Université du Québec à Montréal, prendra sa retraite en 2025....
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/articles-de-fond/article/celeste-grimard-de-lusine-a-luniversite-un-seul-objectif-des-milieux-sains/
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BY SPARROW MCGOWAN | March 19 2014

New alliance of five institutions to collaborate on key initiatives.

Vancouver Island colleges and universities have joined together in a new formal alliance aimed at supporting the region’s students and communities. The Vancouver Island Public Post-Secondary Alliance was signed March 5 and includes Camosun Colle...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/vancouver-island-universities-and-colleges-join-forces/
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BY NATALIE SAMSON | June 27 2017

Many sessions addressed need for instructors and staff to be well prepared for work in increasingly diverse institutions.

Over the past several months, the federal government and university leaders have made it clear in public statements that equity and inclusion must become top priorities for the higher education sector – particularly where it concerns the recruitment and retention of internation...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/inclusivity-equity-higher-ed-sector-top-concerns-years-stlhe-conference/
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BY MICHAEL RANCIC | March 31 2020

Psychologists surveyed hundreds of first-year students to determine how a sense of belonging and mattering affects well-being.

In the face of COVID-19, classes this winter semester have quickly wrapped up or moved online, and campuses have shut down entirely, with university administrations telling staff to work from home and, in some cases, telling students to vacate residence halls. But as campus life adjusts to social di...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/york-study-examines-link-between-mattering-and-depression-in-students/
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BY WENDY GLAUSER | November 18 2020

Intimate partner violence, families with young children, people with disabilities and Indigenous mental health are among the many areas under investigation.

We know that the pandemic has led to an increase in depression and anxiety. But which groups are most at risk and why? What are the policy and service delivery adaptations that can reduce the burdens of social isolation, financial stress and fear of the unknown? What are the coping measures that are...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/what-canadian-researchers-are-discovering-about-the-psychosocial-effects-of-the-pandemic/
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BY JEAN-FRANÇOIS VENNE | January 17 2022

Si l’année 2021 a été faste en matière de production de rapports sur l’université québécoise, il faudra encore attendre avant de voir où mèneront toutes ces réflexions.

En 2021, le gouvernement du Québec a présenté le rapport sur Continue reading, dévoilé un plan sur la...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/les-12-travaux-des-universites-quebecoises/
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