Topic: Corporatization and commercialization

Corporatization and commercialization, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

The ‘slow professor’ could bring back creativity to our universities

Julien Lefort-Favreau, Queen's University, Ontario

Creative, social and family life should not be banished from the knowledge economy. (Shutterstock) Last summer, a friend gave me a copy […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

Le « slow professor » ou comment retrouver la créativité dans nos universités

Julien Lefort-Favreau, Queen's University, Ontario

Il est temps de pratiquer une certaine dissidence au sein même de l’université. shutterstock L’été dernier, une amie m’a remis le livre […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Environmental sustainability, Equity and social justice, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization

A move towards conciliation in academia

Ashley Courchene

After four years, reconciliation is not what we hoped it would be in our classrooms. How did we get here, and is […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Performance assessment, Public engagement, Public policy, Universities and the academic mission

What Doug Ford could learn from Wisconsin about higher education

Dan Guadagnolo, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The entrance to the agriculture building at the University of Wisconsin, Madison campus. Shutterstock Buried within Ontario’s 2019 budget is a drastic […]

Corporatization and commercialization, International issues

Waking up to the reality of Canadian higher education

Claire Polster and Sarah Amsler

Higher-education systems in Canada and the United Kingdom share much in common, but there are important differences that faculty on both sides […]

Contract faculty, Corporatization and commercialization, Hiring, promotion, and tenure

Congress 2017: Challenges to the integrity of academic hiring practices

Cheryl Athersych

During Congress 2017, a session on the Challenges to the Integrity of Academic Hiring Practices in the Corporate University encouraged participants to […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Public policy

The roles of government in corporatizing Canadian universities

Jamie Brownlee

Government focus on boosting the economy and shrinking public expenditure has transformed our universities.

Corporatization and commercialization, Public policy

A cautionary tale of marketization of postsecondary education

Robert F. Clift

British Columbia’s experience with private postsecondary providers illustrates the danger of market logic in higher education.

Corporatization and commercialization

Book Launch: A Penny for Your Thoughts

Brynne S-W

A new book on the impact of corporatization on Canada’s universities was launched on June 4 in Ottawa by the Canadian Centre […]