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Corporatization and commercialization, Equity and social justice, International issues, Students

Not Another Brick in the Wall: Capitalism and Student Protests in Chile

Andrés Bernasconi

A few days ago, I visited a high school in a poor urban area in Western Santiago and met with the junior […]

Becoming Prof 2.0

Melonie Fullick

In October 2010, “So You Want to Get a PhD in the Humanities” was posted on YouTube and began to circulate rapidly […]

Equity and social justice, Research and innovation, Students, Teaching and learning

Lost in Translation after Graduation?

Pamela Cushing, Ph.D. & Kimberly Ruiter, B.A., King’s University College at Western University

What students do after leaving the academy can be impressive, surprising, and, as one department found out, useful for universities interested in improving the student experience.

Public policy, Students

Canada’s most expensive U-Pass: Students deserve what they pay for

Nick Falvo

Ottawa City Council has voted to increase the cost of the universal student transit pass (the ‘U-Pass’) by almost 25 percent. In return, one would think students deserve better—not worse—service.

Research and innovation, Students, Technology

Cut and Paste Research

Kane X. Faucher

Research and shopping seem to be converging, as students go to their machines to do “research” at the web’s many info-malls.

Politics, Students, Tuition and student fees

A new minister should offer students a new deal

Nick Falvo

While the McGuinty government showed interest in post-secondary education in its first term, under Colleges, Training and Universities Minister John Milloy, it’s been coasting in neutral, to put it mildly.

Students, Teaching and learning

You Can Lead Students To Knowledge, But How Do You Make Them Think?

Steve Joordens

The psychological defences students have get in the way of learning critical thought. How can university teachers encourage student to confront these defenses?

Student crossing sign with adult sillouettes

Students, Teaching and learning

Back to school days

Mark Bernstein

The challenges and joys of the professor-student. At age 51, a neurosurgeon returns to school.

Two photos of students mirrored by colourful sillouettes

Participation and enrolment, Students, Tuition and student fees, Universities and the academic mission

Knowing Your Undergraduates

Ken Steele

With career-oriented students seeking variety in their university experiences, universities are diversifying their appeal. The downsides are often talked about, but this evolution could well help universities in regions of population decline survive, while offering students clearer choices among a broader range of educational options.

Students