I doubt if I can offer any deeper insight or more pointed advice to a tenure track assistant professor in the sciences, than what anyone can find on a number of reputable science blogs. Often times, however, as I go through posts describing the “…

It’s January. You better start looking now!

The two basic criteria to establish whether someone is your boss are: – Can they fire you ? – Can they give you a raise ? Unless the answer to both questions is yes, then they are not your boss. (can’t recall who said that to me&#8230…

Pity the poor black kids in Toronto. While their parents try to better their chances for a productive life, the School Board is condemning them to menial jobs and social marginalization that is not much better than slavery. Mark my words folks, even though an “Afrocentric” high school will have all those black kids studying [...]

As Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver explained to reporters after Question Period today, the Conservatives are appalled that New Democrat MP’s would give a negative opinion about the Keystone pipeline within earshot of Americans.There ya have it kids, when it comes right down to it, the NDP would rather play politics than create much needed [...]

Students scared off by huge tuition and low entry-level pay

Career expectations differ by generation