Shining a humorous light on some of the tasks that academics deal with on a regular basis. University Affairs moderates all ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

In the days immediately following the December 26 tsunami, the world’s attention focused on rescuing survivors and meeting their immediate needs. But planning for longer-term assistance wasn’t far ...

Students come to universities for an education. But with the opioid crisis continuing to kill thousands of people across the country every year, campuses are focusing attention and resources on the ...

Are you getting too much email? Most people say they do. Depending on the study you read, knowledge workers (which includes academics) can spend as much as 33 per cent of their work time reading, ...

In 2023, more than 26,000 undergraduate and graduate international students from 150 countries around the world chose to pursue higher education in Atlantic Canada. Why did they choose to come to our ...

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 ...

The man in the river handed Edward Akuffo his fishing rod, urging him to make the catch. It was a busy fall day on the Vedder River in 2011, located in Chilliwack, B.C., roughly 80 kilometres east of ...