Features
An excerpt from Solitudes of the Workplace: Women in Universities.
More Canadians are using medical marijuana for a wider array of health ailments, but the research hasn’t kept pace.
MFA programs in creative writing are nurturing Canada’s next generation of authors.
If you want to know what a given university is all about, you might check the calendar, and there you will likely find some version of what is called, without irony, a mission statement. It will probably be filled with whatever buzzwords were current at the time of its composition, words like synergy, partners, innovate […]
A few of the best mobile apps found on campuses across Canada.
Why researchers in various disciplines are using the principles of design to solve problems big and small.
University of Saskatchewan is the latest institution to boast a building designed by the world-renowned architect.
Often misunderstood, federated and affiliated colleges offer distinct missions and a small-campus feel, plus the benefits of their larger partner universities.
The transition from the military to the civilian world can be a tricky one.
A number of programs are exploring options for applied scholarship within the PhD.
Professors’ picks of underrated titles that students should be reading.
A little well-timed support can smooth the transition for first-time university students.
A new academic discipline challenges our ideas of what it means to be “sane.”
Rather than building new, refurbishing old structures saves money and preserves heritage.
A university’s coat of arms symbolizes core values and treasured links to the past.
It’s not always pretty, but idealistic students continue to affect change, be it social, economic or environmental.
Genocide, racism, intolerance – presenting tricky subjects in class doesn’t have to be an ordeal.
Seasoned faculty members around the country offer tips for new professors.
Adam Jones wrestles with the worst that humans can inflict on each other yet remains an optimist.
Grad students are looking for university support to help prepare them for careers outside the professoriate.