Features

Out in the field

April 10, 2013

Faced with cutbacks and other significant challenges, university field schools are forging ahead by using their difficulties as their strengths.

Flipping the classroom

April 10, 2013

Desire2Learn, one of Canada’s technology success stories, can trace its roots directly to a university classroom.


Archive
Taking care of business at U of Alberta

The University of Alberta boasts the largest number of NSERC Industrial Research Chairs in the country, and it’s on the hunt for even more.

March 8, 2013
Reaching out to university alumni through social media

Alumni departments turn to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and more, to engage alumni.

March 8, 2013
Parsing the humanities

Everything you wanted to know about digital humanities.

March 7, 2013
A better way for selecting effective university leaders

York University modernized its system for choosing academic administrators based on research about what works.

February 4, 2013
Video abstracts, the latest trend in scientific publishing

Will "publish or perish" soon include "video or vanish"?

January 31, 2013
The PhD is in need of revision

Too many students are dropping out of doctoral programs or taking too long to finish, prompting some universities to question what they can do to help them along.

January 31, 2013
Sessionals, up close

Sessional instructors are now a crucial part of the teaching equation at most Canadian universities. Some say it’s time to include them more fully in the life of the institution.

January 3, 2013
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