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BY RYLEY WHITE | August 16 2016

The library program offers personalized help to more than 6,200 students in two faculties.

Using the library is a daunting task for many first-year students. That’s why University of Toronto has established Continue reading, a program that pairs first-years with a librarian. “As a personal librarian, I thi...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/university-toronto-personal-librarian/
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BY UA/AU | March 31 2020

March 31, 2020 2:00 p.m. EST

Need an expert? We’ve got ’em

Researchers and clinicians working on COVID-19 and the novel coronavirus now have a single web portal where they can access a range of resources to help their work. The project, ca...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/covid-19-updates-for-march-2020/
Features
BY ANITA LAHEY | December 09 2015

The transition from the military to the civilian world can be a tricky one.

"The way some veterans have spoken about it reminds me of when I first came to Canada,” says Maya Eichler, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Social Innovation and Community Engagement at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. “I spoke the language – people could speak to me, I cou...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/researchers-explore-post-deployment-life-canadasveterans/
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BY UA/AU | April 30 2020

April 30, 2020

 

Federal aid update: House passes CESB bill, CCPA crunches the numbers

The federal government just got a step closer to releasing $9 billion in emergency student aid. The Liberals’ https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/covid-19-updates-for-april-2020/
Features
BY ROSANNA TAMBURRI | August 03 2016
Presidential terminations and resignations are nothing new, even in the staid world of academia. Yet, rarely have they played out in so public a manner as the https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/grooming-the-next-line-of-university-presidents/
Features
BY ANITA LAHEY | December 09 2015

Des chercheurs se penchent sur le sort des anciens combattants de retour à la vie civile.

Ce que racontent certains anciens combattants me fait penser à moi à mon arrivée au Canada, confie Maya Eichler, titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur l’innovation sociale et l’enseignement communautaire à l’Université Mount Saint Vincent. Je parlais la langue, on pouvait ...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/articles-de-fond/article/quand-les-soldats-rentrent-au-pays/
Features
BY ROSANNA TAMBURRI | August 03 2016
Même dans le milieu plutôt stable des universités, les démissions et les licenciements de recteurs ne sont pas nouveaux. Mais rares sont ceux qui ont été aussi médiatisés que le départ soudain d’Arvind Gupta, recteur de l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique à l’été 2015 et le co...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/articles-de-fond/article/bien-former-les-recteurs-de-demain-est-plus-important-que-jamais/
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BY UA/AU | May 30 2020

May 29, 2020

CFI suspends COVID-19 funding competitionquot;201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> ...

https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/covid-19-updates-for-may-2020/
In my opinion
BY JEAN-YVES OTTMANN | August 06 2019

Il faudrait encourager les doctorants à réfléchir plus à leur avenir professionnel.

Cet article a été publié à l’origine sur le site Web Continue reading. Lisez le Continue reading Une controverse s’est engagée...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/opinion/a-mon-avis/debat-doctorants-le-piege-de-se-voir-deja-en-haut-de-laffiche/
Responsibilities May Include
BY ISSA GONZALEZ-PELTIER LEOGAL, LAURA ASHFIELD & VANYA GNANIAH | June 21 2024

The Job Search Club program at UWaterloo fosters a community of support and job search confidence by leveraging campus partnerships, research, student feedback and lived experience.

Canadian universities and the economy are increasingly dependent on the recruitment of international students, who pay Continue reading of Canadian students. Postsecondary institutions also actively recru...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/responsibilities-may-include/empowering-international-graduate-students-through-community/
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BY AFFAIRES UNIVERSITAIRES | March 31 2020

Mardi 31 mars 13H30

 

Un portail en ligne pour coordonner les ressources

Un groupe de chercheurs, d’étudiants, de militants et de développeurs Web canadiens ont mis en place  un portail national ( https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/covid-19-mises-a-jour-archivees-mars-2020/
The Skills Agenda
BY LOLEEN BERDAHL | August 03 2021

Élaborer un calendrier de cours réaliste pour vous et vos étudiants.

Mon dernier cours était parfaitement planifié : j’ai offert une séance récapitulative qui reliait tous les concepts abordés aux objectifs d’apprentissage du cours, expliqué la structure de l’examen final et fourni des conseils d’études. J’ai conclu en disant : « J’ai été rav...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/conseils-carriere/cap-sur-les-competences/programme-intensif-de-redaction-elaborer-un-calendrier-de-cours/
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BY UA/AU | June 30 2021

June 30, 2021

Important updates for incoming, returning international students and faculty

International students will be exempt from quarantine, the requirement to stay at a government-authorized accommodation and COVID-19 testing on their eig...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/covid-19-updates-for-june-2021/
In my opinion
BY NICHOLAS DION | March 15 2016

Respondents also offer suggestions on how their institutions could better aid their transition into the workforce.

Transitions to the labour market have become an area of increasing research interest for the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario in the last few years as we continue to hear that students aren’t graduating with the skills and knowledge they need to get the jobs they want. But are these con...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/students-keen-for-career-related-opportunities-while-at-school-survey-says/
Student Voices
BY TYE LANDELS | February 24 2015

We need to change the way we speak about the undergrad experience.

Almost a year ago, 10 Canadian postsecondary students were named 3M National Student Fellows, awarded by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and 3M Canada. The annual award honours up to 10 university and college students who have shown outstanding leadership in their lives ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/student-voices/case-undergraduate-rights-passage/
Global Campus
BY MICHAL KASPRZAK & DINUKA GUNARATNE | July 27 2022

Partnership was key to University of Toronto’s pre-arrival orientation to working as a teaching assistant.

International graduate students arrive at universities with a multitude of experiences, expectations and needs, in search of better opportunities and futures for themselves and their family members. The pandemic has stimulated a renewed debate around international students and their experiences. On ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/global-campus/support-international-graduate-students-by-reaching-out-early/
The Skills Agenda
BY LOLEEN BERDAHL | July 29 2021

Creating a workable course schedule for you and your students.

I had the final class planned out perfectly. I gave a summary lecture that pulled all the threads of the course together and connected them to the learning outcomes. I explained the structure of the final exam and gave tips for studying. And then I concluded: “It has been great teaching all of you...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/the-skills-agenda/syllabus-design-boot-camp-day-4-create-the-schedule/
Features
BY SHARON ASCHAIEK AVEC LA COLLABORATION DE MOHAMED BERRADA | February 29 2024

La reconnaissance des besoins diversifiés des étudiant.e.s autistes entraîne un changement de culture sur les campus

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https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/articles-de-fond/article/sadapter-a-un-effectif-non-conventionnel/
In my opinion
BY BONNIE LEE | February 13 2013

University is the right time and right place for undergraduates to adopt healthy practices to last them a lifetime.

Mental health of university students has been in the forefront of University Affairs discussions (Universities examine their role in students’ mental health; Universities step up mental health issues and in the blog https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/university-for-better-health-students/
In my opinion
BY NICHOLAS DION | March 16 2016

Les participants au sondage proposent des façons dont les établissements pourraient les aider à intégrer le marché du travail.

La transition vers le marché du travail s’est transformée en domaine de recherche d’intérêt croissant pour le Conseil ontarien de la qualité de l’enseignement supérieur (COQES) au cours des dernières années, alors que l’on continue de parler de diplômés n’ayant pas acquis les com...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/opinion/a-mon-avis/selon-un-sondage-les-etudiants-tiennent-a-trouver-un-emploi-dans-leur-domaine-pendant-leurs-etudes/