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Opinion Mental Health

When collegiality breeds contempt

As academics compete for scarce resources, collective decision-making can lead to abuse — but that’s no reason to dismantle the system.
News Artificial intelligence

Help! AI stole my students’ brains!

Why professors must teach undergrads to think critically about artificial intelligence tools.
News Postdocs

Eight tips to sail through your science or engineering PhD

One-third of people who start a PhD don’t finish within 10 years. Don’t be one of them.
News Administration

Navigating change at Memorial University

President Janet Morrison on her first year at the helm.

Opinion Teaching

Why some people succeed at university without being the ‘top students’

How to help students navigate the unwritten rules of the academy.
Opinion Mental Health

When collegiality breeds contempt

As academics compete for scarce resources, collective decision-making can lead to abuse — but that’s no reason to dismantle the system.
Opinion Artificial intelligence

Feeling disillusioned? The Pope is on your side

Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI has much to say about the culture of profit, technocracy and competition pervading today’s universities.
Opinion Research

From research to impact: How graduates transform society

A Université Laval study shows that most research-trained graduates contribute to innovation and act as catalysts for societal change.

Features History

Two solitudes: Quebec Universities in WWII

Historical researcher explores English-French divide over Second World War.
Features Policy

Northern Shift

The alarming rise of far-right movements in Canada.
Features History

How social movements shape Canadian universities

A history of clashes, challenges, and lessons learned.
Features Indigenous

U the North

Working together with Inuit, First Nations and Métis, university researchers are bolstering sovereignty and improving living conditions in the Arctic.

Career Advice Research

How to translate your knowledge for an industry audience

Getting buy-in from industry professionals means understanding their point of view and speaking their language.
News Artificial intelligence

Help! AI stole my students’ brains!

Why professors must teach undergrads to think critically about artificial intelligence tools.
Career Advice Retirement

End your job, keep your friends

Retiree associations help you stay engaged and connected during the next chapter of life.
News Postdocs

Eight tips to sail through your science or engineering PhD

One-third of people who start a PhD don’t finish within 10 years. Don’t be one of them.

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Convocation

News Students

Graduates urged to lead with compassion

Highlights from this year’s inspiring spring convocation speeches across Canada.

by
Sparrow McGowan
June 15, 2026
News Campus news

Reflecting the cultural temperature

A look back at some of Spring’s convocation speeches at Canadian universities.

by
Sara Cassidy
July 14, 2025

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