How Can I Help a Student in Distress?

No matter who you are, if you’re a regular on the U of A campuses, you start to recognize the…

Midlife is not crisis-exempt — nor is any other life stage

Finding a rhythm in the classroom

Professor and Vice-Provost Sarah Forgie in the classroomLast fall during Reading Week I was invited to attend an Indigenous Women’s Studies class at Vancouver Island University taught by my friend and former colleague, Maxine Matilpi. The rapport already established…

Expanding Horizons with Geophysics

UAGUS (University of Alberta Geophysics Undergraduate Society) believes it’s important to expand students horizons and learning opportunities wherever possible. It’s easy to get caught up in the day to day schedule of class and forget about the end goal of what…

Be part of this historical moment

Ambassador Macharia Kamau of Kenya, who led the UN negotiations, celebrates adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (Photo by IISD/ENB).I’m a bit of a history nut and have often wondered what it felt like for people to live in a historical moment — a moment where…