Here’s the good news: faculty num­bers are up significantly in Canada and should continue to rise. The not so good news: student enrolment has climbed even faster, far outpacing fac­ulty growth. Those ...

These words accompanied by a catchy pop tune were played 10 times every day for six weeks on radio stations across Ontario. The advertisements were aired during the period when Ontario high school ...

In an unprecedented housing shortage, Canadian and international students are facing a crisis that puts their studies – and ...

People are often surprised when I publicly share that depression, childhood PTSD, suicidal ideation and substance use were part of my life for well over two decades, starting when I was about 15. That ...

Looking back at the pitfalls and rewards of teaching on Zoom four years after the pandemic.

Editor’s note: the interviews for this article were conducted before the outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election was announced. Asa McKercher has written, co-written and edited multiple books ...

The scholar’s latest book is not only the culmination of a career spent examining the ethics of biotechnology, it’s a call to action for the rest of us get in on the conversation.

Group projects, in theory, sound like a good idea. Students work together to co-create a product and in doing so gain practice working with others. The workload for students should arguably be lower ...

It’s challenging to work at the margins of any field, but that’s even more the case when you work in a contemporary, popular medium that lacks the markers of so-called highbrow art forms – markers ...

Universities ought to be places that offer stable, secure and dignified employment to faculty and staff while encouraging all the members of our academic communities to flourish. Unfortunately, the ...