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Bridging the gaps in employability for social science and humanities academics
Congress 2021 blog edition “We have an underutilization of talent in Canada; we produce exceptional [social science and humanities] graduates, but don’t do a great job hiring them,” said Gail Bowkett, member of The/La Collaborative and panellist in...

Effective, successful and happy academics—do they know something we don’t?
Congress 2021 blog edition The academic world is full of possibilities and opportunities, so there is a lot of noise we must navigate through as we determine our career paths. Dr. Alex Clark and Bailey Sousa talked about how to set ourselves up for...

Advocating Social Justice and Human Rights
Congress 2021 blog edition The University of Alberta Career Corner’s “Careers in Social Justice and Human Rights'' webcast featured professionals working in areas of social justice and human rights, who shed light to the audience on new perspectives...

Dealing with Unpredictability and Career Disruptions
Congress 2021 blog edition The University of Alberta Career Corner’s “Supporting Students’ Career Management” webcast featured strategies supervisors and advisors can employ to best support their students and encourage them to confidently manage...

Return to Your ‘Roots’: Reconnect with Nature through a Guided Forest Bath
Congress 2021 blog edition Zoom Fatigue is very real and this year’s conference going virtual is no exception. Have six minutes to spare? Check out Kira Cooper’s "Forest Bath," a short guided meditation session designed to enhance one’s relaxation...

“The stories came from myself, too.” Markoosie Patsauq and the beginnings of Inuit literature in Canada
National Indigenous Languages Day offers a prime opportunity to talk about the first Indigenous novel ever published in Canada, written by an Inuk whose family was among those forcibly relocated to the High Arctic in 1953, and who helped lead the...

Guess who’s coming to dinner? That is, after you hire us.
Consider the following statements from search committee meetings at various universities involving racialized candidates. My purpose in sharing these statements is to raise questions about institutional commitments to hire Black faculty. “ Our first...

Care is on the ballot: Why COVID-19 should push American voters to pay greater attention to the care economy
