Today I saw a quote that changed my life. It was a job description that went something like, “You must have a long list of failures and at least as many strategies for bouncing back.” What kind of an employer would want to hire someone with a long list of failures? A highly successful one!… Read more »
The AUFA has officially voted to accept the recent deal proposed, with 83% in favor, by the AU administration. This means that there will absolutely not be strike action affecting student studies at AU. Also, if you read last week’s editorial earlier in the week, you likely haven’t seen that I have made a fairly… Read more »
Although it may not feel like it in certain parts of Canada, spring is upon us and there’s plenty of warmer weather days ahead. Spring cleaning has always been an important part of many Canadian households; it’s a time when families put away the winter jackets, dust the fans and get ready for the warmer… Read more »
We’ve all read a book that changed our lives. Such a book is engaging; perhaps it only took a few chapters for us to become invested in the story. Such a book is inspiring; it makes us feel the need to strive for greater things ahead. And such a book is meaningful; we feel that… Read more »
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted societies inequities and inequalities, particularly with income and health. These are challenges that will require new legislation if everyone is going to have a chance at experiencing success in a post-COVID world. One way to do that might be with an overarching health approach to public policy known as Health… Read more »
If you work and study, you might have an edge. It’s said that busy people can be relied on to get an extra task done. But you’ll need to find a balance between work and school, one ideally where school should be prioritized. An education, after all, can mean the difference of tens of thousands… Read more »
Lifelong learning is a gift, isn’t it? But what if we spend so much time learning that we don’t create anything? I read a shocking statistic. It said we should spend two-thirds our time creating and one-third our time learning how to create. Stated differently, we should spend two-thirds our time doing and one-third our… Read more »
The AUFA bargaining team is reporting that a tentative deal has been struck and is recommending it be accepted. If the AUFA members agree, (and it would be unusual if they didn’t) then that means the negotiations are done and contracts have been negotiated, meaning that AU will have avoided a strike. Looking at the… Read more »
