PhD

Canada’s Best Universities 2023: Faculty With Highest Degree in Their Field

This assessment of faculty looks at how many professors at a university have the highest-level degree in their field

Double and triple threats: When an extra degree pays off

As Ph.D.s struggle to find work, some professionals are going back to school to get third and fourth degrees

When Ph.D.s realize they won’t be professors

Young academics struggle with the transition from school to work

Are Ph.D.s an academic dead zone?

Are Ph.D.s an academic dead zone?

Why grads with a doctorate are more likely to be unemployed than master’s degree holders

How profs talk about you behind your back

Prof. Pettigrew explains what’s in the reference letter

Considering graduate school in the arts or social sciences?

Here are some job statistics you’ll want to consider

Job market improves for languages professors

But annual hiring is still one-third lower than in 2007-08

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There was no ‘muzzle order’ against Lukacs

Court reserves decision on whether lawsuit can be heard

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Lukacs court hearing today

UManitoba to defend waiving exam requirement for PhD student

Whatever happened to tenure?

The backbone of today’s university is the ill-paid, overworked lecturer

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The ‘unfortunate’ life of a PhD graduate

Prof says universities do a poor job giving grad students professional training

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The PhD ‘Ponzi’ scheme

Why you might want not want to go to graduate school