By UA/AU. E-portfolios can be a great supplement to a CV – but they are not for everyone, explains Brock psychology professor Tanya Martini. More...

By Shannon Mcavoy. To move their university campus from adequate to extraordinary, students need to reclaim ownership of the built environment. More...

By Jonathan Thon. Business accelerators have become fashionable, and for good reason. They offer aspiring entrepreneurs access to expert mentors, marketing and media resources, funding opportunities, and office space. In part two of this multi-part article series I describe my personal experiences at MassChallenge and highlight what I think to be its strengths and weaknesses. The goal is to help academic research institutions learn what works and what doesn’t as they begin to construct incubator programs of their own. More...

By Chris Barker. Reverence isn’t what liberal arts students most need. To start with, they need to learn how to use facts and think independently. More...

By Léo Charbonneau. Founding director of UBC’s Learning Exchange looks at lessons learned from reaching out to Canada’s poorest urban neighbourhood. More...

By Léo Charbonneau. All students offered admission to Western University for the 2015-16 academic year got an interesting item in their information packages: a “boarding pass” redeemable for $1,000 to help them finance an international learning experience.
The new Western International Learning Award is available to full-time undergraduates in second year who are planning an international learning experience in their third year of study. More...

By Léo Charbonneau. History of civilian detention in Canada particularly relevant in light of current events, says organizer.
Organizers of an upcoming workshop on civilian internment want to raise awareness of its history and consequences in Canada. More...

By Léo Charbonneau. Expert chides librarians to identify their core mission and ‘unique value proposition.’
But those who heard his presentation at the Ontario Library Association annual conference in Toronto at the end of January may not have felt reassured. Dr. Haycock spent the next hour outlining serious challenges facing both public and academic libraries. More...