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The Skills Agenda
BY LOLEEN BERDAHL | April 14 2021

Give your students clear learning objectives and concrete opportunities to apply what they are learning.

After Continue reading, some instructors may realize that they have already been indirectly seeking to develop their studen...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/the-skills-agenda/moving-skills-instruction-from-implicit-to-explicit-outcomes/
In my opinion
BY ERIC CHAMPAGNE & ARACELLY DENISE GRANJA | April 08 2021

The shift online demonstrated the convenience of distance learning and has convinced some learners, including workers and unemployed people, to study.

As of mid-March last year, governments worldwide imposed quarantines and social distancing practices as health measures in response to the spread of COVID-19. These restrictions disrupted millions of university students’ education worldwide and significantly altered university operations. Universi...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/how-the-covid-19-pandemic-may-have-changed-university-teaching-and-testing-for-good/
News
BY JEAN-FRANÇOIS VENNE | April 07 2021

The government is preparing an action plan to improve university access and success – and it may bring additional funding to the sector.

Quebec’s minister of higher education, Danielle McCann will unveil an action plan this spring to promote CEGEP and university access and success. This document is the result of more than a year's work on the Chantier sur la réussite en enseignement supérieur [higher education success pr...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/quebec-wants-more-university-graduates/
Sponsored Content
BY FRED KING | April 05 2021

Now is the time to refresh your approach to cybersecurity.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the conversation around security in postsecondary institutions was focused on physical safety. Virtual security was often an invisible afterthought for educators and dealt with by IT administrators focused on protecting the campus’s network and the devices tha...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/magazine/sponsored-content/3-security-practices-educators-should-consider-adopting/
In my opinion
BY ANANYA BANERJEE | April 01 2021

Including social justice in public health curriculum will equip students with an equity lens.

Recently, I transitioned from being a professor at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health for the last four years to McGill University’s School of Global and Population Health. As a https://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/how-the-pandemic-has-shown-social-justice-needs-to-be-central-to-public-health-education-in-canada/
News
BY UA/AU | March 31 2021

March 31, 2021

Don’t gather over Easter

As most universities prepare to close for Good Friday, public health authorities (as well as https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/covid-19-updates-for-march-2021/
In my opinion
BY ARJUN CHOWDHURY | March 30 2021

Report shows uncertainty surrounding non-academic positions, in addition to the quite reasonable impression they do not provide massive remuneration, argues political scientist.

Since 2008, the number of assistant professor positions, the first permanent academic appointment for PhDs, has diminished by around 15 percent in Canada. Even as secure academic positions dwindle, the majority of PhDs continue to prefer academic employment, and pursue poorly paid temporary academic...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/phd-graduates-continue-to-seek-tenure-track-positions-despite-low-odds-says-report/
Media Scan
BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | March 25 2021
CTV News Continue reading A court ruling this month as part of Laurentian U...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-march-25-2021/
In my opinion
BY JEAN-PAUL BOUDREAU | March 23 2021

We need to re-establish ourselves as the place where leaders are prepared for whatever possibilities the future presents. Here’s how.

If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it is this: prepare all you want, but you can’t control uncertainty or wrangle the unknown. Nor will looking at tomorrow through today’s lens lend any clarity to a future shaped by artificial intelligence, distracted by never-ending flows of content, and in...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/now-is-the-time-to-rethink-undergraduate-education-in-the-liberal-arts/
Media Scan
BY NATALIE SAMSON | March 19 2021
CTV News Continue reading Demetrious Nicolaides cites Alberta's ...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-march-19-2021/
Ask Dr. Editor
BY LETITIA HENVILLE | March 19 2021

If you find that your writing often ends weakly, you may be giving away too many of your secrets in the openings of your work.

Question:

quote>Any suggestions for strong conclusions? I struggle with writing good endings for articles and book chapters. They seem to fall flat somehow.

– French language & literature.

quote>

Dr. Editor’s response:

The usual advice fo...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/ask-dr-editor/crafting-a-strong-conclusion-to-your-journal-article-or-book-chapter/
Media Scan
BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | March 11 2021
The Globe and Mail Continue reading A growing number of Canada’s universities say they’re planning...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-march-11-2021/
Media Scan
BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | March 10 2021
CTV News Continue reading As it has been almost a year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba, peopl...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-march-10-2021/
Careers Café
BY ANDREA EIDINGER | March 02 2021

How I adapted my regular course for a pandemic reality.

In June 2020, I wrote an article called Continue reading with recommendations on how to handle the transition to online education at the b...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/careers-cafe/pandemic-pedagogies-11-months-later/
News
BY UA/AU | February 28 2021

February 24, 2021

More universities announce fall plans

McGill University will return to on-campus teaching this fall. In a statement posted to its we...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/covid-19-updates-for-february-2021/
The Black Hole
BY DAVID KENT | February 26 2021

There is a clear need for additional training at all levels, but uncertainty remains as to how to deliver it all in a fair and systematic way.

Nobody is born knowing everything, although sometimes it can feel that the current academic system selects for people who behave like they do. Academic researchers learn an enormous amount from their peers and mentors along the way and, as you can probably imagine, the access points to such...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-black-hole/what-i-wish-i-knew-sooner-highlighting-gaps-in-early-career-researcher-training/
Career Advice
BY CAROLYN STERN | February 18 2021

By using your emotions like data, grad students and leaders alike will be able to boost productivity, engagement as well as their overall well-being.

Feelings are not facts. They are just feelings. Not good or bad, right or wrong, just an emotional reaction to a person, thing or situation. Learning to be bigger than your emotions is critical for success in school, business and life. Young people (particularly Generation Z) need to learn to be an ...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/emotional-intelligence-the-role-it-plays-when-making-good-decisions/
News
BY BECKY RYNOR | February 15 2021

MyCreds provides students and graduates with fast, secure access to their official transcripts and other academic documents.

For current or former students, waiting for copies of transcripts to wend their way between postsecondary institutions or to government agencies and potential employers can be a nail-biting experience under ideal conditions. Throw in a mail strike or other unanticipated disruption – say, a global ...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/new-digital-wallet-puts-students-credentials-at-their-fingertips/
Responsibilities May Include
BY CRISTINA D’AMICO & MICHAL KASPRZAK | February 12 2021

Whether you are an academic-in-waiting or seeking a non-academic career, it is important to reflect on and show off the breadth of your teaching experience.

Whether as teaching assistants, course instructors, lab technicians or mentors, graduate students engage in a multitude of teaching-related work while completing their degrees. Continue reading how to reflect on and articulat...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/responsibilities-may-include/leveraging-and-enhancing-teaching-experience-in-a-pandemic/