Practical advice from the co-author of a new book.

The life of an independent scholar, without the safety net of a university, brings with it trepidation, financial challenges and, for some, exhilarating freedom. Meet four who’ve taken the ride.

Non tenured “teaching only” faculty play a useful role by shouldering heavier teaching loads than tenured professors who do research. Even so, these positions remain controversial

Professors are gaining valuable insights into their teaching methods by looking at their own video-recorded lectures and examining how students are using them.

Think philosopher, and other-worldly may come to mind. But if you need someone who can think, argue and work through complex problems, you want a philosopher. No wonder the worlds of business and law are eager to snap them up

University presidents must push their institiutions into the 21st century, argues former University of British Columbia president Martha Piper, in this excerpt from a keynote speech delivered to university presidents at the annual meeting of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada this past April.

University of Calgary’s Peter Facchini seeks to unlock the secrets of one of mankind’s oldest, most valuable and most controversial domesticated plants – the “sleep-giving” opium poppy.