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University of Alberta Press @ualbertapress.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

A new column from @loleenberdahl.bsky.social in University Affairs, "Supporting human skill development in and beyond the classroom." bit.ly/4rviicf Loleen Berdahl is co-author of FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD: Reimagining Arts Graduate Programs in Canadian Universities. bit.ly/3R5Uo7H

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Supporting human skill development in and beyond the classroom - University Affairs

AI heightens the need for the unique abilities of human beings.

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 27/02/2026

Academic work takes up half your waking life. It can drain you, or it can energize you. But joy at work can be something you design, via @loleenberdahl.bsky.social #AcademicSky

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Gerry McDied 10 years ago, on a night just like this @gerrymcbride.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Just pour the scalding coffee into my cupped hands, please

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Loleen Berdahl 🇨🇦 @loleenberdahl.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Always nice to have help around the house.

Grey cat lying on top of laundry in basket

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University of Alberta Press @ualbertapress.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

If you missed this great conversation, tune in now to hear host Shreya Urvashi interview @loleenberdahl.bsky.social, Jonathan Malloy, and Lisa Young, authors of FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD: REIMAGINING ARTS GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES. bit.ly/4mh79t6 @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social‬

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Bethann Garramon Merkle (@commnatural elsewhere) @bgmerkle.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

tl;dr: saying no truly did change my life. Everyone from @loleenberdahl.bsky.social to the latest trendy "productivity guru" has things to say about unrealistic to-do lists. (HT: Loleen's stuff is *awesome*!!) 1/

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Forget the 'summer of everything': saying no changed my life

Tl;dr: You need a no buddy; I owe mine some of the biggest accomplishments of my life!

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Lisa Young 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @jlisayoung.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

New publication, from @loleenberdahl.bsky.social, Bianca Jamal and me - trying to make sense of recent events in Canadian federalism: Defiance: Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Shifting Dynamics of Canadian Federalism www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Defiance: Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Shifting Dynamics of Canadian Federalism

This research notes focuses on the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments’ addition of defiance to their repertoire of conflictual inter-governmental behaviors. Between 2019 and 2024, the two provinc...

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University of Alberta Press @ualbertapress.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

"...humans are a university’s greatest asset in achieving its goals.... With flourishing, an institution uses the moment to step more fully into its purpose. We invite a flourishing mindset as we (en)counter the current, sector-wide challenges." @loleenberdahl.bsky.social bit.ly/46VPkKi

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Human-centred teaching and learning in the age of AI - University Affairs

Humans make great universities — and humans make universities great.

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Loleen Berdahl 🇨🇦 @loleenberdahl.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Preparing to watch the series finale of “And Just Like That…” with no sense of joy, but solely a grim determination to finish something I started.

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Loleen Berdahl 🇨🇦 @loleenberdahl.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

In my most recent University Affairs column, I share strategies to help students retain knowledge in their post-secondary classes. Academic colleagues, please take a look and share with your networks! #academicsky #academia #teaching #highered #pse universityaffairs.ca/career-advic...

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10 ways to boost memory - University Affairs

Try these classroom activities to help your students retain what they learn.

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Lisa Young 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @jlisayoung.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

“Every summer one child is selected from each of the other 9 provinces to be delivered as a sacrifice to the Petroleum Gods.”

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Loleen Berdahl 🇨🇦 @loleenberdahl.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

“graduates in computer science, computer engineering and graphic design all have unemployment rates at 7% or greater; young workers who hold a number of much-maligned humanities degrees—including English, history and philosophy—are all more hirable.” #academicsky

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Doing a little 5K-to-couch training this weekend. (That’s where you run 5K in the morning and then sit on the couch exhausted for the rest of the day.)

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Rebekah 🍉 @grrrl.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

since the new year, I've been doing a lot of thinking about values, and how they show up for me at work. Loleen is a great coach, and I appreciate the resources she's shared with us here. I'm going to work in more values work into my teaching next year, esp as a countermeasure to AI tools abuse.

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Lisa Young 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @jlisayoung.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Hear me out: we buy a bunch of fentanyl, hire some actors to try to move it across the border, Carney leads a team on horseback that intercepts it. Get it all on camera, leak it to Fox. (It’s as good a plan as any other at this point).

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Loleen Berdahl 🇨🇦 @loleenberdahl.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I have found that having clarity on my core values is incredibly helpful. My latest Academia Made Easier newsletter shares a simple process for identifying core values. #academia #academicsky open.substack.com/pub/loleen/p...

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How to work in alignment with your core values

Plus a new photo of Sammie, my canine buddy

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

What a difference 6 months makes. In honour of the summer #solstice (8:42 pm tonight in Saskatoon), here’s a comparison of Dec 20 (sunrise 9:12am, set 4:56pm) and June 20 (sunrise 4:45am, set 9:31pm). Both pics at 8:30am. Happy #Solstice! #GoodMorningFromSaskatoon

Arched concrete bridge over a prairie river with city skyline beyond. It is dark and snowy.

Arched concrete bridge over a prairie river with city skyline beyond. It is sunny and green.

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Loleen Berdahl 🇨🇦 @loleenberdahl.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Do you waste too much time in meetings? In my latest Academia Made Easier, I discuss how defining the purpose of meetings can improve the quality and reduce the number of meetings in our calendars. Please read and share with your networks! #academia #academicsky open.substack.com/pub/loleen/p...

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How to waste less time in meetings

Plus a few digs at group word-smithing, one of my least favourite activities

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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy. Details found here👇 www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

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Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.

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The Weather Network @weathernetwork.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Saskatchewan is battling the worst wildfire it's seen in decades — including the 300,000-hectare Shoe Fire in northern Saskatchewan — and experts say it's largely caused by climate change. #SKwx #SKfires www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

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'This is classic climate change': Sask. faces worst wildfire season in decades - The Weather Network

There have been 207 wildfires this year as of Friday — 40 more than the same period last year

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Loleen Berdahl 🇨🇦 @loleenberdahl.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Replacing student writing with AI risks replacing student *thinking* with AI. In this piece, I share ideas to use writing activities to support students' thinking skills development. #academia #highered #teaching universityaffairs.ca/career-advic...

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Teaching students the connection between writing and thinking - University Affairs

Writing is an important skill because of its role in thinking processes. Instruction should be designed to reinforce this.

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USask @usask.ca · 27/05/2025

A transformational $10 million donation from Cameco to #USask will bring new opportunities to students, serve Indigenous and northern communities, support the province’s growing energy and mining sector and impact global research.  Read more: news.usask.ca/articles/gen...

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Cameco gifts $10 million to USask - News

Cameco and the University of Saskatchewan (USask) are celebrating a partnership that will bring new opportunities to students, serve northern and Indigenous communities, support the province’s energy ...

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Gillian Petit @gillianpetit.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

As measles continue to spread through Alberta and Ontario, this is a timely reminder on what vaccines can do. It's a beautiful video - both if you're interested in vaccines and if you're interested in data viz. youtu.be/ybVZ7vluYhQ

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Defeating a Virus That Killed Half a Billion People – The Plea

YouTube video by Neil Halloran

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 20/05/2025

Updated #UCPayToPlay scandal-in-a-tweet: Premier Smith's former chief of staff allegedly pressured health officials to cut half a billion dollars in contracts to a businessman whose sister was his landlord and who bought them all luxury NHL tickets. And they fired the person ready to reveal it.

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Erin Tolley @erintolley.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Provincial governments are spending, just not on higher education.

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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Change in overall provincial government spending vs. total provincial government spending on post-secondary education, Canada, 2006-07 to 2025-26 (2006-07 = 100). It's not austerity, it's the choices.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 16/05/2025

It's like they couldn't decide which dystopian novel they liked best, so they decided to do them all.

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Dr. Catie Ivy @catieivy.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Are you searching for a postdoc in Saskatchewan? I have a 1-year opportunity (with possible extension), effective immediately! This opportunity is a Mitacs Elevate with the Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange! Reach out if you're interested! 🐦🔥

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 15/05/2025

youtu.be/RqZeKdo04pc?... What's national unity like in the aftermath of the Canadian federal election? Listen in on this discussion among me, @loleenberdahl.bsky.social, and @cbreton.bsky.social from @irpp.org.

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Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty and the Future of Canadian Unity

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

One of the largest birds in North America, the white pelican has a wingspan of up to 3 metres. They fish in teams, and are often accompanied by cormorant "entourage". I just LOVE having them here in town all summer (2/3) #birds

Three huge white pelicans swimming in a tight group. Following close behind is a double-crested cormorant, likely hoping to catch some fish that the pelicans miss.

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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Truly—I still can't believe Cleveland took the statue with him for his personal use when he left office.

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