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Governance, Health and safety, Politics, Public policy

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines on university campuses: An obvious solution or a problem?

Peter A. Newman, University of Toronto and Adrian Guta, University of Windsor

People line up outside the University of Toronto Mississauga campus for a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Mississauga, Ont., in May. THE CANADIAN […]

Free speech and expression rights, Politics, Students, Technology

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

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, Ethics, Politics, Public policy, Research and innovation

When the Government comes for you, you better have academic freedom

Marc Spooner, University of Regina

Every so often, academic freedom makes the news. When this happens, it is usually because a violation so egregious took place that […]

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

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 […]

Contract faculty, Equity and social justice, Health and safety, Politics, Universities and the academic mission

Care work during COVID: A letter from home about privilege, resilience, and capitalism in the academy

Soma Chatterjee

Universities claim to re-shape the social, scientific, and economic contours of society for the better. Has the ongoing exploitation of precariously employed […]

Funding, Health and safety, Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Politics, Students, Teaching and learning

Nursing students facing tough choices in order to graduate during the pandemic

Chantelle Cruzat-Whervin

The COVID-19 pandemic has put incredible strain on healthcare systems around the world. In Ontario, healthcare workers are in high demand. However, […]

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

Egerton Ryerson: Racist philosophy of residential schools also shaped public education

Hunter Knight, University of Toronto

Black Lives Matter protesters threw pink paint on a statue of Egerton Ryerson at Ryerson University in Toronto on July 18, 2020. […]

Equity and social justice, Politics, Students

What will student protests look like when classes are online?

Johnathan Flowers, Worcester State University; April Logan, Salisbury University, and Samuel Abrams, Sarah Lawrence College

This fall will see a change in the ways college students participate in campus activism, experts suggest. Maddie Meyer / Staff/GettyImages Editor’s […]