By Liz Koblyk. My recent post on interview skills left me with a niggling irritation; it didn’t do enough to distinguish pattern identification from giving canned answers that “they” want to hear. So I’ll take this opportunity to say it more clearly: focusing on “what they want to hear” is among the worst interview mistakes. It’s an approach that leads to un-insightful interview responses and makes interviewees come across as disingenuous. More...

By Lorne Carmichael. To know why fewer women choose math and science, you need to know the principle of occupational choice. More...

By Paul Gessell. U of Saskatchewan’s Dennis Lanigan has had a lifelong passion for Victorian-era art. More...

By Karen Birchard. Move affects all students, faculty and visitors from formerly visa-exempt countries, except the U.S., starting next spring. More...

By Léo Charbonneau. How do you say goodbye if you’re not leaving? That’s the dilemma I face as I announce that this will be my last blog post for Margin Notes. My primary reason for ending the blog after nearly seven years of writing it is that my duties have changed here at University Affairs. Our illustrious editor, Peggy Berkowitz, takes a well-earned retirement starting next week and I have been promoted as her replacement. So while I’m not really going anywhere (well, OK, to a bigger office), I feel the additional duties prevent me from devoting the time necessary to the blog. More...