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BY MARCIE PENNER & TRACY SMITH-CARRIER | JUL 05 2022

The gender pay gap for faculty in Canadian universities is significant and persistent.

BY MAXIME PLANTE, JULIE FRÉDETTE, AMÉLIE BOURBEAU & CLAUDIA CHAMPAGNE | JUN 28 2022

A group of researchers at Université de Sherbrooke came up with a unique way to educate people about the “leaky pipeline” in academe.

BY STUART CHAMBERS | JUN 09 2022

A part-time professor’s most important lesson: survival.

BY ANDIE BURAZIN | JUN 07 2022

The journey back from pandemic-enforced online learning will be a steep learning curve for everyone.

BY ALI ARYA, ADRIAN D. C. CHAN, KIM HELLEMANS & DAVID J. HORNSBY | JUN 02 2022

Training needs to go beyond course delivery and focus on evolving issues such as student mental health and educational technology.

BY DANIEL WOOLF | MAY 31 2022

Could I completely re-pivot back to where I started as an academic? It would be disingenuous to claim that I had no doubts, especially on the teaching side.

BY ANTHONY MOUNG YIN CHAN | MAY 24 2022

The cultural dimension is particularly important as Canadian universities enroll more and more international students.

BY JENNIFER S. SIMPSON | MAY 11 2022

Institutions of higher learning are ideally places where there is deliberation and reflection on hard questions, and a shared grappling with the public good.

BY FANIE PELLETIER & ELAINE STOTT | APR 07 2022

Strategic investments are needed to support all stakeholders in the transition to research equity.

BY JAMES SOUTHWORTH | APR 06 2022

Rather than transmitting course content, in-person class time should be dedicated toward deep and transformative learning.

BY ANIL VARUGHESE & SAUL SCHWARTZ | APR 01 2022

Universities and colleges need better, more easily accessible and culturally competent mental health services targeted to the needs of international students.

BY KEVIN SHAW | MAR 28 2022

If the academy truly desires greater representation in its ranks, it would provide robust postdoctoral support and dismantle the exploitative adjunct system.

BY KYLE FRACKMAN | MAR 25 2022

While there is no doubt that the Ukraine crisis benefits from expertise in fields like political science and economics, many journalists and public commentators have been using skills or discussing subjects associated with the humanities.

BY MARIA ASSIF, SONJA NIKKILA & SHIVON SUE-CHEE | MAR 23 2022

One thing we are hopeful about is that as a result of the pandemic, our pedagogy will have to become more flexible and dynamic.

BY S. KARLY KEHOE & EVREN ALTINKAS | MAR 10 2022

The full extent of the damage on scholars and research will not be known for some time, but predictions are grim.

BY GUY LAFOREST | MAR 09 2022

Universities are the backbone of our society, strengthening collective identity in all regions and reinforcing the hope for a better future in the minds of our fellow citizens.

BY ANDREA L. WILLIAMS | MAR 03 2022

We need to use research to identify and implement the most effective ways to support student writing development.

BY NATHAN ANDREWS | FEB 25 2022

While celebrating the achievements of Black colleagues is important, we need to acknowledge that it can also be exhausting and even harmful.

BY DALE KIRBY | FEB 24 2022

The results of a recent study suggest it hasn’t worked for Newfoundland and Labrador.

BY JENNIFER DAVIS | FEB 18 2022

Researchers in a survey said they don’t want to delay their tenure review but have the criteria for it shift.