Topic: Academic freedom

Academic freedom, Equity and social justice, Free speech and expression rights, Health and safety, Public engagement, Teaching and learning

The stabbing attack at the University of Waterloo underscores the dangers of polarizing rhetoric about gender

Shana MacDonald, University of Waterloo and Alysia Kolentsis, University of Waterloo

A microphone in detail in front of a crowded lecture hall.

Academic freedom, Academic mentorship, Equity and social justice, Public engagement, Research and innovation, Teaching and learning, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission

Une réflexion profonde et audacieuse dans les sciences humaines

Andrea A. Davis

La recherche en sciences humaines a, historiquement et aujourd’hui, porté préjudice aux communautés autochtones et noires. Dans les sciences humaines, ce préjudice […]

Academic freedom, Equity and social justice, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission

From Big to Bold Thinking in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Andrea A. Davis

Scholarship in the humanities and social sciences has, both historically and in the present, done harm to Indigenous and Black communities. In […]

Academic freedom, Free speech and expression rights

Supporting research communications in challenging times

Amanda Clarke, Howard Ramos, and Julia M. Wright

Academics are encouraged to share their research with the public, but amid reports of harassment of experts online, the rules of engagement […]

Academic freedom, Corporatization and commercialization, Equity and social justice, Libraries, Open learning, open access, and open source, Research and innovation

African researchers are ready to share more work openly – now policy must make it possible

Lara Skelly, Loughborough University and Elisha Chiware, Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Academic freedom, Journals and publishing, Open learning, open access, and open source, Technology

ChatGPT: our study shows AI can produce academic papers good enough for journals – just as some ban it

Brian Lucey, Trinity College Dublin and Michael Dowling, Dublin City University

A person wearing protective clothing and a mask doing work in a science lab.

Academic freedom, Academic mentorship, Corporatization and commercialization, Funding, Intellectual property

Why we need open-source science innovation — not patents and paywalls

Joshua M. Pearce, Western University

Protesters outside holding signs as cars drive by.

Academic freedom, Collective bargaining, Contract faculty, Corporatization and commercialization, Equity and social justice, Faculty associations, Universities and the academic mission

University and school strikes across Canada are about workers’ rights — and protecting education as a public good

Nancy Marie Ross, Dalhousie University; Raluca Bejan, Dalhousie University, and Steph Zubriski, Dalhousie University

Academic freedom, Free speech and expression rights

Criticisms of academic freedom miss the mark and risk the integrity of scholarship

Marc Spooner, University of Regina

While academic freedom itself might sound like a unique notion, granting special tools or rights to specific professions is rather commonplace. (Shutterstock) […]

Academic freedom, Public policy

What is Québec’s Bill 32 on academic freedom, and why does it matter?

Peter Ives, University of Winnipeg and Eve Haque, York University, Canada

Quebec’s bill may be seen as part of on-going ‘culture wars,’ and alongside Ontario and Québec conservative governments’ grandstanding about ‘free speech’ […]