Students & Youth

You’ve seen the scenario before, perhaps at a family reunion or a holiday gathering. A kind, curious family member asks your young child, “And what do you want to be...

In general, the benefit of a humanities degree is the emphasis it puts on teaching students to think, critique and persuade – often in the grey areas where there isn’t...

My first beef with the question is that it forces kids to define themselves in terms of work. When you’re asked what you want to be when you grow up,...

Students at one downtown Toronto high school chanted "Doug Ford has got to go" as they walked out of class on Thursday, marking the beginning of a protest planned by...

Not having a job that brings a person joy can lead to disengagement, poor productivity, substance abuse, mental health issues, and more. Universities should be mitigating this major societal problem...

It can be challenging for parents to know how to get involved in their children’s career development. However, from primary through to post-secondary, there are constructive roles parents can play...

Much of the world offers three-year undergraduate degrees in most fields. Why is that largely unimaginable in the United States?...

Students can and should get more from college jobs than a paycheck; they also deserve a professional experience that will allow them to apply their classroom learning, give them some...

Have you ever talked to a bride in full-on wedding planning mode who did not utter some version of the phrase “I wish we had eloped”? Yeah, me neither. Successful...

Currently, the minimum age of formal employment in B.C. is 12.  There are no age-specific restrictions on the time of day a child can work outside of school hours, the...