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BY ISABELLA LOSINGER | March 02 2016

An excerpt from Solitudes of the Workplace: Women in Universities.

BY KAREN BIRCHARD AND JENNIFER LEWINGTON | February 10 2016

More Canadians are using medical marijuana for a wider array of health ailments, but the research hasn’t kept pace.

BY DIANE PETERS | February 09 2016

MFA programs in creative writing are nurturing Canada’s next generation of authors.

BY TODD PETTIGREW | February 08 2016

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 […]

BY ASHLEIGH VANHOUTEN | February 03 2016

A few of the best mobile apps found on campuses across Canada.

BY TIM JOHNSON | January 13 2016

Why researchers in various disciplines are using the principles of design to solve problems big and small.

BY JENNY GREEN | January 13 2016

University of Saskatchewan is the latest institution to boast a building designed by the world-renowned architect.

BY MOIRA MACDONALD | January 13 2016

Often misunderstood, federated and affiliated colleges offer distinct missions and a small-campus feel, plus the benefits of their larger partner universities.

BY ANITA LAHEY | December 09 2015

The transition from the military to the civilian world can be a tricky one.

BY SUZANNE BOWNESS | December 09 2015

A number of programs are exploring options for applied scholarship within the PhD.

BY UA/AU | December 09 2015

Professors’ picks of underrated titles that students should be reading.

BY DAVID HAYES | November 03 2015

A little well-timed support can smooth the transition for first-time university students.

BY ALEX GILLIS | November 03 2015

A new academic discipline challenges our ideas of what it means to be “sane.”

BY JOHN LORINC | November 03 2015

Rather than building new, refurbishing old structures saves money and preserves heritage.

BY MOIRA FARR | October 07 2015

A university’s coat of arms symbolizes core values and treasured links to the past.

BY DIANE PETERS | October 07 2015

It’s not always pretty, but idealistic students continue to affect change, be it social, economic or environmental.

BY TIM JOHNSON | October 07 2015

Genocide, racism, intolerance – presenting tricky subjects in class doesn’t have to be an ordeal.

BY ASHLEIGH VANHOUTEN | September 09 2015

Seasoned faculty members around the country offer tips for new professors.

BY VIVIAN SMITH | September 09 2015

Adam Jones wrestles with the worst that humans can inflict on each other yet remains an optimist.

BY SUZANNE BOWNESS | September 08 2015

Grad students are looking for university support to help prepare them for careers outside the professoriate.