Louis-Philippe Rochon is a professor of economics at Laurentian University and co-editor, Review of Keynesian Economics. Guillaume Vallet is associate professor of economics, Université Grenoble Alpes, and associate researcher…
UBC takes lead in rethinking doctoral education
“Exciting. Thrilling. Vibrant.” That’s how UBC PhD student Andrew Pilliar describes what it feels like (or could feel like) doing PhD research. Contrary to what Aly Kamadia describes in…
New Survey Says Only a Third of College Students Feel Prepared for Job Market and Workplace
Overall, only about a third of college students feel prepared that they’ll graduate with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the job market and in the…
Consolidation, Collaboration or Closure? How Colleges Stay Alive in 2018
This is an interest article covering a round table discussion on the future of American higher education institutions, where any are now facing tough decisions on survival. Of particular…
A Checklist for Transformative Leaders
Higher-education transformation, which is essential if colleges and universities are to survive in the 21st century, relies on transformative presidential leadership. Twenty-seven years ago, Judy B. Rosener, now a…
Recent survey on student preparation suggests lack of confidence, not lack of skills
The results of a recent survey on student preparation for the workforce suggest that students are not as prepared as they should be, but John Warner argues that the data…
Referrals: How to get your job application to the front of the line
At Acadiate, part of our mission is to demystify the hiring processes for new graduates, give them insight into how to gain a competitive edge and provide them with…
Social media should be viewed with an eye for employability
Social media usage by students affects their chances of finding a job after graduation By Karishma Albal | 01/18/18 7:59pm Social media is hardly a stranger to the 21st century….
Stackable Credentials May Not Boost Earnings
Stacking of credentials is gaining a toehold. In the last year, for example, MOOC providers edX and Coursera have added the ability to stack courses and pathways within their platforms to support various…
On ‘Experiential Learning’
In his classic 1963 study Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, Richard Hofstadter convincingly argues that Americans’ suspicion of purely intellectual pursuits extends even to our thinking about how to structure and value…