Topic: Equity and social justice
To foster real change universities need to stand beside Black professors, not condemn them
Carnegie Mellon University’s denouncing of Uju Anya’s tweet about the Queen shows that universities need to do much more the support racialized […]
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Why women’s studies programs in Canada are more important than ever
The ‘othering’ of women through misogyny, racism and sexism in scholarship has had, and continues to have, serious consequences on women’s lives. […]
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Equity and social justice, Public engagement, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Universities need to revisit their founding stories
Indigenous histories often go unrecognized in institutional university memories. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston Universities pride themselves on their founding stories. These stories, […]
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Gender pay gap: It’s roughly half-a-million dollars for women professors across a lifetime
The gender pay gap for faculty in Canadian universities is significant and persistent. (Shutterstock) There are substantial, long-term impacts from the gender […]
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Critical race theory and feminism are not taking over our universities
United States Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, centre, and other members of the House express their objections to the banning of teaching of […]
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Equity and social justice, Research and innovation, Teaching and learning, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission
From Ryerson to Toronto Metropolitan University: What can we learn from the renaming?
With the new name comes a model for other renaming processes in the realm of reconciliation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston Ryerson University […]
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Who will call out the misogyny and abuse undermining women’s academic freedom in our universities?
Shutterstock Threats, intimidation and misogyny have long been a reality for women in public life around the world, and the pandemic appears […]
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High school grades matter for postsecondary study, but is pandemic assessment fair?
It’s possible that COVID-19 has created an opportunity to introduce more pass/fail grading options. (Shutterstock) As COVID-19 restrictions recede across much of […]
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Academic freedom can’t be separated from responsibility
More discussion is needed about how power shapes access to learning and speaking in a university environment. (Shutterstock) Academic freedom has become […]
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1 in 3 Australian university students have been sexually assaulted. They demand action on their vision of a safer society
One in three university students (30.6%) have experienced sexual assault at least once in their lifetime. This is one finding from the […]
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