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BY LETITIA HENVILLE | February 21 2023

The second in a two-part series covers the non-budgetary aspects of an application.

BY MARY VALENTICH | February 21 2023

Academic retirees are likely to consider scholarly activities but should remember that retirement offers the freedom to choose.

BY GAVAN P.L. WATSON & SARAH ELAINE EATON | February 17 2023

Now is the time to think through how these new technologies can be improved and used ethically in everyday life, including in teaching and learning.

BY LOLEEN BERDAHL | February 14 2023

ChatGPT is demonstrating the disruptive potential of AI for higher education. The challenge is to identify how to use this disruption to advance learning.

BY ISABEAU IQBAL | February 13 2023

Responding to an inner call to explore a fresh facet of your professional identity means shedding some “shoulds.”

BY WEI CAI | February 09 2023

The proposal overcomes the common challenge of insufficient numbers and resources to offer degrees in languages such as Chinese.

BY ZYRENE ESTALLO | February 08 2023

These four tips for well-being from an international student will help keep you warm, prepared, active and productive when the thermometer dips.

BY GAD SABBATIER | February 01 2023

There’s lots of support out there – if you know where to look.

BY KARIM ABUAWAD | January 27 2023

Helping students overcome this enduring struggle is an important aspect of their professional development.

BY ALEXANDER CLARK & BAILEY SOUSA | January 25 2023

Canadian academics are prolific, but we must reverse a 60-year trend towards progressively less challenging work.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | January 12 2023

The first in a 2-part series on what to do to make sure you are requesting the right amount of funding for your new piece of equipment, renovation, or new construction.

BY NIEM HUYNH & MATTHEW STIEGEMEYER | January 06 2023

The Graduate Matters column has evolved in its first five years and is looking for new contributors.

BY WILL LANGFORD & CATHERINE CARSTAIRS | January 03 2023

A recent report on the future of the history PhD shows many students are living below the poverty line.

BY SANDRA EFU, KRYSTON MUNNINGS & AVRIL TITUS | December 22 2022

A rural postsecondary institution shares its journey to help increase Canada’s low participation rates through uncertain times.

BY TEJAS PANDYA | December 20 2022

Once the value of ‘interdisciplinary’ is truly accepted, academia will significantly benefit.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | December 09 2022

As a researcher, you should intentionally consider voices and perspectives that you might have previously omitted or ignored.

BY KATIE GEORGE | December 08 2022

Without properly training them, we are throwing our academics to the wind and shortchanging their students.

BY LOLEEN BERDAHL | December 06 2022

The Pay It Forward Assignment allows students to share their learning to help current and future students.

BY BONNIE STEWART | December 02 2022

The chat function allows students to be their own active Greek chorus in spaces where they might otherwise be passive.

BY SHOSHANAH JACOBS | November 29 2022

Why it’s important to provide analysis and context for your experience, credentials and successes in an application.