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Margin Notes

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | NOV 25 2013

Ask a panel of PhD holders and the answer, not surprisingly, is “no.”

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | NOV 20 2013

Editor Peggy Berkowitz describes attending the 2nd Annual Killam Prize Symposium.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | NOV 13 2013

Installation addresses of Meric Gertler and Suzanne Fortier were, in some ways, a study in contrasts.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | NOV 06 2013

That, in so many words, is the conclusion of a new Council of Canadian Academies report.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | OCT 29 2013

To fully address the plight of sessional instructors, we need better data.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | OCT 23 2013

“It’s not a complete myth, but it’s not as extreme as people believe,” says report author.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | OCT 16 2013

Fewer than one in four university leaders is female, up somewhat from four years ago.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | OCT 02 2013

That’s the conclusion from a new survey of postdoctoral scholars in Canada.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | SEP 24 2013

A group rates the “state of free speech” on Canadian campuses.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | SEP 18 2013

When good isn’t good enough: executive head of the U15 group of research universities has her say.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | SEP 11 2013

StatsCan releases its income data from the 2011 National Household Survey.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | SEP 04 2013

It’s a complicated world out there beyond the headlines.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | AUG 28 2013

That is at least as good advice as “follow the money.”

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | AUG 13 2013

It’s important for academics to discuss uncomfortable points of view.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | JUL 22 2013

Canadian-degree holders have roughly half the unemployment rate, NHS data reveals.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | JUL 09 2013

Yes, says the president of George Brown College at June’s Worldviews conference.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | JUN 27 2013

There are 50 journalism programs in Canada, with more being added. Is that too many?

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | JUN 12 2013

Massive open online courses are shifting in new directions.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | MAY 27 2013

Chris Hadfield aside, we’re not particularly strong in communicating science in this country.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | MAY 21 2013

The country needs to aim higher, says latest STIC report.

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