Athabasca University’s Comprehensive Institutional Plan has been released, and The Voice Magazine has a look at it from the student’s point of view, with Carla Knipe’s feature article this week, “Mixed Messages.” As you can probably tell from the title, the plan is not all roses, as Athabasca University faces some significant challenges, including financial… Read more »
There must be something about working with books that makes library staff happy. Every time I interact with anyone who works in a library?whether It’s a public or an academic library?It’s a pleasant experience. I took my COPPUL card out for a test run recently. A COPPUL card is a reciprocal borrowing card that allows… Read more »
This week, our feature article is Carla Knipe’s report on her recent attendance at a Canadian University Press round-table discussion. It might seem like a little bit of “inside baseball” to many, but I think the article touches on several things directly relevant to Athabasca University students. Specifically, it touches on the worth of a… Read more »
Anyone who thinks “getting there is half the fun” doesn’t travel by air. Surely the most loathsome aspect of getting from point A to a distant B is navigating an airport. From curbside to boarding gate, the whole process seems designed to bring out the worst in people. And it does bring out the worst…. Read more »
I have written about this topic before, but it is something that, unless we actively remember it, is easily pushed aside and forgotten. In our minds, we know that we need to do it for self-preservation, but it is the easiest thing to procrastinate on. That is, of course, time off. I don’t mean taking… Read more »
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Today is officially one month away from Christmas. That means, among other things, that It’s time to start deciding what should be in the Annual Best of The Voice issue that we print to start each year. Now is a great time to look back at some of the articles over the past 45 issues… Read more »
Where to start? I always wanted to be a writer, which is why I spent 25 years in accounting. Does that make sense? No, it doesn’t. But That’s what happens sometimes when life happens and what we want to do gets pushed aside?again and again?in favour of what we think we need to do. When… Read more »
The University of British Columbia’s (UBC) creative writing program has been faced with scrutiny in the last while. Steven Galloway was accused of misconduct with students, and the charges range from bullying to sexual harassment. How UBC handled the situation has since come under fire, and many of Canada’s top writers have signed an open… Read more »
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