By Ray Williams. I have spent the past decade mentoring Generation Y, fresh out of post-secondary educations, embarking on career paths. And their abilities and positive attitudes, as well as the passion and determination of many to be lifestyle entrepreneurs and control their own future has surprised me. More...
The government of Nunavut has announced it will take the next step toward creating an Arctic university by funding a feasibility study.
“The purpose is to enable access to higher education at home that represents our diverse land,” Nunavut Commissioner Nellie Kusugak said Tuesday in a speech opening the new session of the territorial legislature. Read more...
By John Ibbitson. If the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission brings solace and healing to lives damaged by years in residential schools, then it is worth the time and expense. Read more...By Claude Laflamme and Steven Larter. According to Universities Canada, which represents nearly 100 universities and degree-granting colleges, Canadian universities are now a $30-billion enterprise with 1.2 million students, 42,000 full-time professors and $12-billion worth of discovery activities annually. Read more...By Simona Chiose. Canadian officials are finding it difficult to keep up with the increasing demand from international students, leading to waiting times for visas that are weeks longer than those in Britain or the United States, and reducing the program’s competitiveness. Read more...
By Anne Krook. How do we turn the doctoral student’s significant skills into a career outside academia?
I offer a four-hour session at U.S. and Canadian universities in which I teach humanities PhD students how to look for non-academic jobs. More...
By Jonathan Thon. To read the previous articles in this series please visit the links below:
A major difficulty for biotech start-ups spinning out from academic research labs is the acquisition of their intellectual property. More...
By Natalie Samson. This year, the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences ran from May 30 to June 5 at the University of Ottawa. The event offers a unique opportunity for scholars in these disciplines to share their work, compare notes, collaborate and rub shoulders with old friends and new acquaintances. More...
By Peggy Berkowitz. Some are daring to ask how to change the culture of academia.
I went to a terrific conference last week at McGill on the topic of transforming graduate education in the humanities. More...
By Kevin McCabe. There are not many things in A.D. 2015 which can make an adult blush. Certainly, no one seems to be embarrassed these days by the proverbial “embarrassment of riches.” In fact, the one constant in our society is that nearly everybody would be most embarrassed by a shortage of funds, whether culpable or not. More...
