June 12, 2024
New HEQCO report on microcredentials reveals they won’t be saving universities
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Originally purported to be the ‘future’ of higher education, microcredentials are instead proving to be a messy undertaking.
BY MATTHEW HALLIDAY | JUN 11 2024

Leading with care: emotional labour and academic leadership
Leading with care: emotional labour and academic leadership
Academic leaders conduct and oversee considerable emotional labour within Canada’s universities. Care ethics approaches can inform this work.
BY LOLEEN BERDAHL & CHRISTIE SCHULTZ | JUN 06 2024

Arts graduate programs have an opportunity and a need to focus on talent development
Arts graduate programs have an opportunity and a need to focus on talent development
Students are not being properly prepared for future careers. This needs to change.
BY LOLEEN BERDAHL | JUN 12 2024

If and when to hire an editor
If and when to hire an editor
Studies have shown that articles and manuscripts reviewed by a professional editor end up being better received by peer reviewers.
BY LETITIA HENVILLE | JUN 07 2024

How to start a company from scratch
How to start a company from scratch
Establishing and leading a startup is hard, but it is also an opportunity to do something creative, fun and unique.
BY JONATHAN THON | JUN 10 2024

Mike Emery Wilfrid Laurier University

Mike Emery has been appointed to assistant vice-president, enrolment services and registrar at Wilfrid Laurier University. He joins Laurier from Conestoga College where he served as registrar, guiding domestic recruitment and admissions, student records, scheduling, financial aid and convocation, among other responsibilities. Prior to Conestoga College, Mr. Emery served as director of admissions at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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