Topic: Free speech and expression rights

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

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

Academic freedom, Free speech and expression rights

Supporting research communications in challenging times

By 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 […]

A protester holding a sign that says "Axe the Vax" outside with a crowd behind.

Free speech and expression rights, Politics, Research and innovation

Pandemic finger-pointing: New research sheds light on who Canadians blame in times of crisis

By Jordan Foster, University of Toronto; David Pettinicchio, University of Toronto, and Michelle Maroto, University of Alberta

A little over a year ago, thousands of people descended on Ottawa protesting COVID-19 pandemic countermeasures as part of a “freedom convoy.” […]

Academic freedom, Free speech and expression rights

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

By 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, Free speech and expression rights, Universities and the academic mission

Universities: The often overlooked player in determining healthy democracies

By Marc Spooner, University of Regina

In Georgia, the Board of Regents has given its universities the power to fire tenured professors without faculty input. Now some fear […]

Equity and social justice, Free speech and expression rights, Health and safety, Performance assessment

Universities should no longer ask students for anonymous feedback on their teachers

By Richard Lakeman, Southern Cross University; Deb Massey, Southern Cross University; Dima Nasrawi, Southern Cross University; Jann Fielden, Southern Cross University; Marie Hutchinson, Southern Cross University; Megan Lee, Bond University, and Rosanne Coutts, Southern Cross University

Shutterstock Editor’s note: This article contains language which some may find disturbing. Student evaluations, in the form of anonymous online surveys, are […]

Free speech and expression rights, Politics, Students, Technology

Campus free speech: Does it extend to what students say online?

By Dino Sossi, University of Toronto

Weighing unrestricted expression against fostering a tolerant public sphere will test the fundamental freedoms we cherish in our democratic society. (Shutterstock) Professors […]

Academic freedom, Equity and social justice, Free speech and expression rights, International issues, Politics

Jewish scholars defend the right to academic freedom on Israel/Palestine

By Abigail B. Bakan, University of Toronto; Alejandro I. Paz, University of Toronto; Anna Zalik, York University, Canada, and Deborah Cowen, University of Toronto

People carry a sign protesting Israeli actions in Palestine during a protest march in Toronto in May 2018. (Raghd Hamzeh), Author provided […]

Academic freedom, Ethics, Free speech and expression rights

Academic freedom entails both individual and social responsibility

By Stuart Chambers, University of Ottawa

Periodically, professors drop their commitment to objective truth to pursue political agendas. When this occurs, they become prisoners of their own ideologies. […]

Equity and social justice, Free speech and expression rights, Politics, Students

Why universities and colleges should think twice before punishing student protesters

By Jerusha Osberg Conner, Villanova University

Student activists are calling attention to a wide range of issues on campus. Drew Angerer/Getty Images For much of the 2019-2020 academic […]