Topic: Ethics
Online exam monitoring can invade privacy and erode trust at universities
Testing and exam proctoring methods that invade privacy and erode trust undermine the very integrity that institutions demand students uphold. (Shutterstock) The […]
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Advancing equity and fairness through collective bargaining
Building more equitable and diverse universities is vital, but it can be challenging. By integrating equity into their bargaining process and prioritizing […]
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Ethics, Health and safety, Participation and enrolment, Students, Universities and the academic mission
COVID-19: Don’t make university students choose between education and legal rights
A person bicycles past the University of Toronto campus during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto in June 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette […]
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5 ways that colleges and universities are pitching in to deal with the coronavirus pandemic
Alicia Bui runs a clinical test in the Immunology lab at the University of Washington. Karen Ducey/Getty Images From conducting crucial research […]
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Equity and social justice, Ethics, History, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission
Universities must open their archives and share their oppressive pasts
The archives of academic institutions can tell previously untold stories of eugenics. Universities can begin to undo oppressive legacies by opening them […]
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Universities should stand up for integrity and public trust in university teaching
Controversy erupted after a lecturer at the University of Alberta posted on Facebook in November that the Holomodor is a “myth.” Canada […]
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Identifying the gaps: Reflecting on a career pursuing understanding and equity in academia
Upon retiring, Professor Donald C. Cole took some time to consider his career at the University of Toronto. In doing so, he […]
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Debwewin: to speak the truth – Nishnabek de’bwewin: telling our truths
Indigenous perspectives on truth, academic freedom, and tenure have only recently started to be meaningfully reflected in academic discourse. If embraced, these […]
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