Pursuing a PhD can be a self-indulgent experience but swapping a thesis for a baby opened new doors for Carrianne Leung
April 2012
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Higher education must join up internationalisation and development
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Higher education is losing sight of what internationalisation is all about
February 2012
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To manage or lead? Applying management theory in the classroom
Janine Utell has found a blend of leadership and management in her approach to teaching is having a positive impact on her students
January 2012
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Consumerism in higher education: the rise of the helicopter parent
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Visa denied? Navigating the visa minefield for visiting academics
December 2011
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University admin jobs can help forge strong relationships with the faculty
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Research ethics: how far should we go to push academic boundaries?
November 2011
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Why academics need to think of themselves as writers
Being a writer is central to PhD candidate Liana Silva's professional life. She urges other students and academics to think of themselves this way too
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Teach or perish: early career academics need course design experience
At the start of her career, assistant professor Afshan Jafar was told publish or perish. But has realised while looking for jobs that it's teaching experience and evaluations that matter
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Heading up departments: joining up academic and administrative missions
As chair of an English department, Janine Utell has learned a lot about the faculty and administrators divide. But now, she wants to rethink the way she works with both teams
October 2011
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Profiling the academic blogosphere
Blogger and English instructor Lee Skallerup Bessette looks at the ways academics use blogging in their careers, and the benefits it can offer to students
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Women in research: recommendations for gender equality in higher education
Dr Anamaria Dutceac Segesten suggests how academia can support women in HE and discusses the findings by Gender in Science group
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Academic records: a registrar's guide to archiving, organising and going digital
She may be surrounded by piles of paper, but Heather Alderfer wonders if digital archives are only complicating matters
September 2011
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Academics thinking locally: a scholar's role in widening participation
My academic career follows the standard template: peer-reviewed journals, conferences, grants and fellowships. But I must get out of the ivory tower of learning and go local, says Rosalie Arcala Hall
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A networking challenge for higher education professionals
Reach out, make contacts and go international. Mary Churchill explains what University of Venus networking challenge wants to achieve
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Academic mentoring is central to professional development
Active mentoring and plugging into our networks is the best way to find out about opportunities on campus and beyond, says Janni Aragon
August 2011
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Speaking at conferences is essential for academic professional development
Striking a balance between too few and too many conferences is difficult, but it is essential that academics fit them into their schedule, argues Itir Toksöz
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Leadership lessons from Tina Fey: women in higher education admin
Associate professor Janine Utell was recently elected chair of her department and is exploring what it means to be a GenX woman taking on a leadership role in academia
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Mental health on campus: how one university is addressing the problem
Graduate studies officer Deanna England talks about setting up a mental health taskforce at the University of Winnipeg, and highlights some of the big questions such initiatives need to ask
