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BY JOHN TRANT | December 29 2017

Undergraduate colleagues make you a better researcher and teacher. Here’s how.

BY MELISSA DALGLEISH | December 27 2017

When it comes to skills development, sometimes you have to make advantage before you can take advantage.

BY JEAN-FRANÇOIS VENNE | December 22 2017

In Quebec, a new law calls for universities to adopt a code of conduct covering faculty-student relationships.

BY NIEM HUYNH & MATTHEW STIEGEMEYER | December 20 2017

The process starts with an honest self-assessment.

BY EMILY BARON CADLOFF | December 20 2017

Staff at six universities explain what it takes to get in to some of their most competitive undergraduate programs.

BY LOUISA SIMMONS | December 19 2017

Several universities have committed to supporting oppressed academics, but few have followed through.

BY JESSICA RIDDELL | December 01 2017

A postdoctoral teaching fellowship could be part of a multi-pronged approach to combatting increasingly challenging working conditions.

BY ANDRE COSTOPOULOS | November 30 2017

We have an assessment system that is designed for our convenience as instructors and administrators, rather than for the learning needs of our students.

BY MAREN WOOD | November 28 2017

Kara Brisson-Boivin created a program at Carleton University that plants the seeds of career transition early in the PhD process by weaving it into the curriculum, as well as professional development training.

BY JONATHAN THON | November 27 2017

The U.S. House of Representatives has recently passed legislation that potentially increases the tax burden for university students, faculty, and staff, while depleting resources for financial aid, research and teaching.

BY ANQI SHEN | November 24 2017

Full-time undergraduate enrolment up a more modest two percent this fall compared to 2016.

BY NIEM HUYNH & MATTHEW STIEGEMEYER | November 24 2017

When you’re searching for a supervisor you have to do your homework.

BY KARIN PERRY | November 22 2017

How a “fantastic failure” inspired me to change the way we do grad student professional development at Brock.

BY BRENDAN SHAUGHNESSY | November 16 2017

The report’s authors call for at least one-quarter of students within the next decade to have an international learning experience.

BY EDMUND ADAM | November 13 2017

Are Canadian students up to the task?

BY CHANTAL BRAGANZA | November 10 2017

The campus chaplaincy is being recontextualized as a space for non-denominational spirituality and mental health care support – but there’s still a place for faith.

BY PAUL AXELROD | November 01 2017

University leaders concerned about the employability of graduates should sustain academic and curricular diversity, including the liberal arts.

BY SARAH ELAINE EATON | October 18 2017

The second annual International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating is an attempt by universities around the world to raise awareness about students who hire others to do their work.

BY NIEM HUYNH & MATTHEW STIEGEMEYER | October 18 2017

In this new series, we explore the ins and outs of graduate studies.

BY MICHAEL BAUMANN | October 17 2017

Why don’t more students protest against this most universally distressing ritual of university life?

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