University Canada West- 181 Conestoga College employees laid off ahead of the holidays - CBC December 18, 2025
- B.C. student sues his teachers over plagiarism, judge strikes case - Business in Vancouver November 13, 2025
- Costly Fumbles by a BC College Left Me Stuck, Student Claims - The Tyee November 3, 2025
- University Canada West - Dr. Stacie Chappell joins UCW as Dean, School of Management and Business - Education News Canada September 2, 2025
- The rise, fall and rise again of Peter Chung’s private-school empire - Vancouver Sun August 22, 2025
- Scenes From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Los Alamos Daily Post August 7, 2025
- University Canada West - University Canada West Announces New Interim Chairs for its Departments for 2025 - Education News Canada May 7, 2025
- The Best 8 Reasons to Study at University Canada West - vocal.media April 28, 2025
- Social Media Policy
- Stories That Clicked: This Year’s Most-Viewed Social Media Posts - Rapaport December 29, 2025
- Social media, utility rates, marijuana & more: 10 legal issues to watch in Florida in 2026 - News4JAX December 29, 2025
- The Class Where ‘Screenagers’ Train to Navigate Social Media, AI - GV Wire December 29, 2025
- Colts' Sauce Gardner bites back at critics and slams his lack of targets in wild late-night social media post - Daily Mail December 29, 2025
- Social media users react to Brigitte Bardot’s controversial legacy - Middle East Eye December 29, 2025
- Year in review: Jesus is trending: top diocesan social media posts of 2025 - The Catholic Times December 29, 2025
- Browns Troll Steelers Fan Who Promised to Delete Social Media Account With Loss - Bleacher Report December 29, 2025
- What did Alaa Abd el-Fattah say in past social media posts and why is there a backlash? - The Guardian December 29, 2025
Tag Archives: work
Leaving Substack …
One of my favourite authors, Talia Lavin, has moved her blog, “The Sword and the Sandwich,” from Substack to the Buttondown platform. That’s because [Substack] founders stated, in no uncertain terms, that they’re not just OK with, but in principle supportive … Continue reading
Job-seekers need their “weaker ties”
This is a really interesting study that fortifies an important intuition: A team of researchers from Stanford, MIT, Harvard, and LinkedIn recently conducted the largest experimental study to date on the impact of digital job sites on the labor market … Continue reading
A tonic
This is from a marvellous interview with Fran Lebowitz that’s in the New Yorker: I want to switch topics and ask you a bit about Toni Morrison. Everyone felt the loss of her, but largely as a literary icon or … Continue reading
Hello, business communicators!
My fall semester starts tomorrow. I have two online sections of Advanced Professional Communications. These are fun classes. Teaching at Kwantlen Polytechnic University has been such a blessing.
Mindfulness … and exasperation
As a Stanford University graduate I am a bit sickened to have read this: “Mindfulness begins with leadership,” said Dr. Leah Weiss, who teaches compassionate leadership at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. told CMO.com. “The best way to introduce mindfulness … Continue reading
Doing the reading …
Although I am sure there *are* professors who have estimated how long it will take their students to complete their assigned tasks – written assignments, presentations, homework activities, project research, and textbook reading – I doubt I know any who … Continue reading
Oh, British Columbia … You are consuming your seed corn
My province’s teachers have lost a big battle. From the Vancouver Sun just now: VANCOUVER – The provincial government has scored a major victory in court, with the appeal court Thursday overturning a judgment that would have restored class size … Continue reading
“Bucks for Clicks” journalism
I like Virginia Postrel‘s take on the recent controversy over at Forbes.com. A popular author, Bill Frezza, published a controversial column on that website – advising university fraternities to beware of female students who show up at their parties drunk … Continue reading
Teaching on the Cheap
This figure is staggering: Adjunct professors and other “contingent employees” make up 70% of the faculty in American universities. These people have no hope for tenure at their schools. Writes James Hoff in The Guardian, “All but the most elite … Continue reading
Notes on Mentorship, I
Erin Dick gave a superb talk, and then led an illuminating discussion, on the topic of “mentorship” today, the last day of the IABC’s world conference. Inspired by the speaker and my discussion attendees, I will be posting on this topic … Continue reading