Mental health
Despite efforts to address student mental health, services are not meeting needs.
This system allows you to compartmentalize in a way that most academics are not used to doing.
‘We consider all students everywhere to be deserving of protection.’
Backed by $4 million in federal funding, OCAD University is helping to roll out Mindful Campus at four other postsecondary institutions this fall.
The pandemic became a rare chance for academic creatives to witness the power of imagination and why it matters.
The unique wellness initiative has become a popular spot for respite during the workday.
A recently published study of doctoral students finds women and men had vastly different relationships to their work during the first wave of the pandemic, and recommends a more tailored approach to support.
Flexibility in the delivery of mental health services will be key for this school year, the co-authors of a new report say.
The $2 million Health Canada initiative will help a handful of institutions better support students’ well-being.
Researchers in a survey said they don’t want to delay their tenure review but have the criteria for it shift.
How a course on the science of learning evolved into the importance of mental health in academic skills development.
Everyone agrees on the need for an action plan on student mental health, but there are still concerns.
Some are fine-tuning existing programs while others are planning extensive online and on-campus health promotion campaigns.
Counsellors say the transition has been like ‘building a plane mid-flight.’
A group of CBU administrators and local physicians aim to improve access to health care at the provincial and municipal levels, while also improving health services on campus.
This model can be employed at any institution and can be used by instructors in their response to student requests for informal course accommodations.
Guest writer Sarah Masefield explains why she created the “How to Thrive and Survive in your PhD” project to help postgraduate researchers connect and help one another.
By making smarter choices for our spaces, quarantining for longer periods of time may become more manageable.
Here are three ways Canadian universities can do more to help.
The new standard is especially important for those suffering in the midst of a pandemic, say its adherents.