The all-important graduate student-supervisor relationship

By Virginia Galt. Universities are becoming more proactive to ensure the union lasts.
During march reading week, when Université Laval was more or less deserted, 40 professors, novice and seasoned, got together on campus to embark on a novel initiative. They came from a range of disciplines, from medicine to agriculture, intrigued by the invitation from the faculty of graduate studies to form a “community of practice” devoted to helping them all, collectively, become better graduate supervisors. More...