Advice

By participating in the Team Case Study program at U of T, life science graduates gain a competitive edge in the non-academic job market.

For supervisors, communication is the key to establishing and maintaining a good relationship with your students, especially during COVID-19.

Strategies to engage the public in your research topic.

We need to do a better job explaining the benefits of office hours to our students – and be flexible about how we meet them.

Her biggest piece of advice? You absolutely must take the lead for yourself.

The idea of successive iterations across stages of development is not incongruent with the concept of mastery, and one might expect that further iterations drives greater competence.

A conscious willingness to be vulnerable can relieve some anxiety and establish a sense of community.

Martin Seligman offers us five pillars to thrive in challenging circumstances.

The world has changed, but we cannot let that stop us from achieving or from connecting with one another.

You already possess a number of highly-developed skills that will serve you well.

Despite all of the affirmative action policies and unconscious bias training at universities, something is still amiss.

Use the supports available at your institution, accept the idea that students know what works for them and share your ideas with your peers rather than reinventing the wheel.

Deans can champion interdisciplinarity all they want – but once scholars are up for tenure or promotion, it all rests on the individual professions.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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