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BY JENNIFER POLK | July 29 2020

If your job search is falling flat, try remembering a moment when you felt most energized or engaged – this will give you valuable insight into yourself.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | July 24 2020

Be sure your application shows the significance of your work while focusing on your most compelling accomplishments.

BY ANDREA EIDINGER | July 16 2020

Self-reflections are another kind of metric, one that can create space for us to think carefully about our mission and mandates as teachers.

BY JONATHAN THON | July 14 2020

For those of us that held strong at the onset of the pandemic, this is when the wave of despondency generally hits.

BY NICOLE JOHNSON & GEORGE VELETSIANOS | July 13 2020

Based on a recent survey, both faculty and administrators agree that pedagogical strategies are needed for teaching online.

BY KRISTOPHER GIES | July 13 2020

Though graduate students may have had their studies disrupted, this can be a time of opportunity and empowerment. It’s all a matter of perspective.

BY SAM LUONG | July 08 2020

School experience, cost and lifestyle were Sam Luong’s top priorities when deciding to do his master’s degree online.

BY MAÏKA SONDARJEE | July 07 2020

We should participate in changing the academic reward system and its culture of comparison.

BY DAVID KENT | July 03 2020

Some people need to be pushed to achieve their best work, but it is not a one-size-fits-all solution.

BY JENNIFER POLK | June 29 2020

Three things that surprise Dragos Popa about working for the federal government? The complexity of the work, the pace, and the workload.

BY DERRICK E. RANCOURT | June 22 2020

With a little lead time and institutional support, professors can make great online courses.

BY RYAN RACINE | June 17 2020

This advice is not only for recent postsecondary graduates, but for anyone hoping to engage in some self-reflection while in quarantine.

BY LUCIANA LONGO | June 09 2020

A step-by-step guide to conducting labour market research.

BY HOWARD RAMOS & MARK C.J. STODDART | June 03 2020

Online teaching requires learning new skills, as well as acknowledging the types of audiences they are attempting to engage.

BY ANDREA EIDINGER | June 02 2020

We need to recognize that teaching remotely is far more complicated than simply putting content online.

BY JENNIFER POLK | May 27 2020

Rebecca Maymon of Adoc Talent Management explains how the PhD employment landscape is shifting.

BY ILEANA DIAZ, SHIVA MOHAN, KATE MOTLUK, ALISON MOUNTZ, MONICA ROMERO, ANA VISAN & KIRA WILLIAMS | May 20 2020

A group of migration scholars share how the pandemic is impacting both their personal and work lives.

BY STEPHANIE WARNER | May 05 2020

It is the nature of our work to be of service, but we have to remember to look after ourselves as well.

BY ANANYA BANERJEE | April 29 2020

By fostering positive relationships, professors can help improve the mental health of their students.

BY DAVID KENT | April 08 2020

Use this time to think about your career trajectory and what aspects of your work are important to you.

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