Topic: Public policy

Health and safety, Public policy, Students, Tuition and student fees

The pandemic exposed the vulnerability of international students in Canada

Anil Varughese, Carleton University and Saul Schwartz, Carleton University

Universities and colleges need better, more easily accessible and culturally competent mental health services targeted to the needs of international students. (Shutterstock) […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Ethics, Health and safety, Public policy, Research and innovation

Banning non-disclosure agreements isn’t enough to stop unethical workplace leader behaviour

Peggy Cunningham, Dalhousie University and Minette Drumwright, University of Texas at Austin

Ending workplace sexual harassment means going beyond holding perpetrators to account to address a ‘network of complicity’ that enables unethical conduct. (Shutterstock) […]

International issues, Participation and enrolment, Public policy, Research and innovation

International student numbers hit record highs in Canada, UK and US as falls continue in Australia and NZ

Peter Hurley, Victoria University and Melinda Hildebrandt, Victoria University

Shutterstock International students are heading to Canada, the UK and the US in record numbers despite the pandemic, new research by the […]

Equity and social justice, Health and safety, History, Public policy, Students

The long fight against sexual assault and harassment at universities

Catherine Carstairs, University of Guelph and Kathryn Hughes, University of Guelph

Protestors attend a 2013 rally at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax to express concerns over a chant that promoted rape culture. THE […]

Public engagement, Public policy, Teaching and learning, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization

Reckoning with the truths of unmarked graves of Indigenous children, education systems must take action

Lisa Korteweg, Lakehead University; Pauline Tennent, University of Manitoba, and Tesa Fiddler

A temporary memorial for Canada’s residential schools is blessed by Indigenous elders in a pipe ceremony in Calgary in August 2021. THE […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Funding, International issues, Online education, Public policy, Research and innovation, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology, Universities and the academic mission

Constructing the futures of Canadian universities

Ian Roberge, York University

This article is interested in the futures of Canadian universities. Around the world, much has been written about the futures of universities. […]

Health and safety, Public policy

Canadian colleges and universities can mandate COVID-19 vaccination without violating Charter rights

Samuel E. Trosow, Western University and Julie Lowe, Western University

University students wait to be vaccinated at Andres Bello University in Santiago, Chile, in June 2021. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) It’s time for […]

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 […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Funding, Governance, Participation and enrolment, Public policy, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Tuition and student fees

Laurentian University insolvency reflects a structural crisis in Ontario’s neoliberal university system

David Leadbeater

On February 1 the Laurentian University president and board got what they wanted from Ontario Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz: “This Court orders and […]

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 […]