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Laura MacKay
@lauramackay.bsky.social
Academic Leader 🇨🇦| Interim Dean| Community Builder | PhD in Psych | Educational Development | Métis ♾️ | Soccer fan ⚽️ | Pickleball enthusiast
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Hey! Are you an American considering a PhD or a postdoc, and the funding / academic situation just went absolutely bonkers?

Canada's federal funding awards just added eligibility for international applicants if at Cdn institutions.

www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...
NSERC - Latest News - Launch of the new Harmonized Tri-agency Scholarship and Fellowship programs
As announced in Budget 2024, the scholarship and fellowship programs administered by the three federal research funding agencies – the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) – have been streamlined into a new harmonized talent program called the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) that will open for applications in summer 2025.
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca
March 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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IRCC has taken off the field of study requirements for graduates of degree programs at community colleges.

Restrictions remain in place for graduates of certificate and diploma programs.
Work in Canada after you graduate: Who can apply - Canada.ca
Work in Canada after you graduate: Who can apply
www.canada.ca
March 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Haven’t received my @whitecapsfc.com season ticket holder package/scarf via mail. It baffles me that they send it by mail when…you know…it’s not like it’s hard to find us. See you at the home opener 👋 #vwfc
March 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Looking for Canadian research organizations and universities on Bluesky? We now have three starter packs. Give them a follow and share widely! (and reach out if you don't see your org)

Pack 1 go.bsky.app/DjqbMNB

Pack 2 go.bsky.app/2i7Qi3E

Pack 3 go.bsky.app/8phKHSB

#AcademicSky #Research #CdnSci
February 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This Is Canada. British Columbia offering to help the California fire service with the LA fires. “We will always stand with our American neighbours when they are in need” - David Eby Premier of British Columbia. @davidebybc.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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my 75+ text OER Annotated Bibliography on Belonging in Education is live! it's the academic foundation underpinning my sabbatical Belonging Project: bonstewart.com/belonging/th...

if you know of a book/paper on belonging that would enrich this collection, let me know :)
belonging: an annotated bibliography
What does it mean, to belong? How do belonging and not belonging get experienced/expressed in learning contexts? In networks and communities?I have been teaching for nearly three decades, learning for...
bonstewart.com
January 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Pacific Northwest braces for a 'Bomb Cyclone' because apparently, regular cyclones aren't scary enough. I'd like to opt out, please. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
B.C. bomb cyclone to create the world’s largest wave pool - The Weather Network
The swells generated by the next B.C. storm will propagate thousands of kilometres, reaching as far as Hawaii and the western beaches of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. Talk about impact.
www.theweathernetwork.com
November 19, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Wow, this really resonated with me. Rosenberg’s Whatever It Is, I’m Against It outlines why change in #HigherEd is so hard: incentives leaning toward self-preservation, silos, departmental power, and governance structures protect the status quo. 1/2 #Academicsky
November 15, 2024 at 12:17 AM
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Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before y’all start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.
November 13, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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Hey #EduSky check out deck.blue to manage your Bluesky feed
November 12, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Reorg Bingo! Appreciate the change management theories and relationship focus shared in this session on helping CTLs navigate reorganize. #POD23
November 18, 2023 at 7:09 PM
One of the best parts of #POD23 is connecting cross-institutionally and internationally. POD Buddies are the best!
November 17, 2023 at 10:11 PM
Presenting with my amazing colleague Mary Giovannetti. #POD23
November 17, 2023 at 6:56 PM
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A call to increase professional development for adjuncts by @thomasjtobin.bsky.social and Anna Conway :

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
November 8, 2023 at 3:33 PM
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Thinking about how most permanent academic jobs don’t actually pay enough for anyone to survive in BC because Canadian real estate is an absolute nightmare.
October 29, 2023 at 6:12 PM
The amazing Carrie Nolan talking about Joy as the Antidote for the future of educators at BCCampus Studio 23. How do we bring joy to our work as facilitators and instructors?
November 2, 2023 at 9:19 PM