Investing in humanities, social sciences is key to post-pandemic recovery
Our society is at risk if we undervalue or underfund social science and humanities disciplines....
Are microcredentials the future of higher ed?
The pandemic has accelerated the microcredentials trend, with governments and employers alike drawing on it as a COVID-19 recovery strategy....
Adapting career services to optimize the international student experience
Career centres are well-equipped to support international students in developing a sense of identity and purpose....
Reflections on being racialized and Indigenous in student affairs
For the first time in its 50-year history, the Canadian Association for College and University Student Services (CACUSS) held a plenary panel, titled “Being Racialized and Indigenous in Student Affairs:...
Why faculty need to talk about microcredentials
There is reason to believe that shorter, competency-based programs will play an important role in the university landscape in the coming years....
The struggle for gender equity in university leadership
An expert on leadership in higher education explores the reasons women are less likely to be appointed president, and why so many have unfinished mandates....
Changing graduate student career outlooks through mentorship programs
Universities need to offer more opportunities and resources to the 80 per cent of graduate students who will not end up as tenure track professors. ...
Aligning immigration, diversity and employment policies to benefit international students
Over the past decade, and likely in recognition of the economic value of this population, Canadian immigration policy has become more accommodating of international students. Yet policies related to employment...
Schools must acknowledge how colonial education has reproduced anti-indigenous racism
Reconciliation in education begins by acknowledging how educational systems — in particular, our universities, teacher education programs and curricula — have reproduced systemic anti-Indigenous racisms across Canada....
From scientist to career advising: lessons learned in transitioning careers
A career education specialist shares how he rediscovered his strengths and was able to forge a new career path....