Topic: Students
Campus free speech: Does it extend to what students say online?
Weighing unrestricted expression against fostering a tolerant public sphere will test the fundamental freedoms we cherish in our democratic society. (Shutterstock) Professors […]
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Open learning, open access, and open source, Performance assessment, Students, Teaching and learning
Online learning has changed the way students work — we need to change definitions of ‘cheating’ too
www.shutterstock.com As university students wait on their mid-year exam results, some will no doubt be thinking about more than just passing. Since […]
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With campus co-operatives, universities could model new ways of living after COVID-19
Crises bring renewed interest in co-operatives. (BlackDaffodil/Flickr), CC BY-NC Even before COVID-19, things weren’t going all that well on post-secondary campuses across […]
READ MOREReflecting on a year in crisis: What the pandemic taught me about higher education leadership
For many, the crisis was COVID-19. For others, it was the various consequences of the pandemic: increased workload, learning to teach online, […]
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Academic freedom, Contract faculty, Corporatization and commercialization, Equity and social justice, Funding, Governance, Health and safety, Online education, Public policy, Research and innovation, Students, Teaching and learning, Tuition and student fees, Universities and the academic mission
The academy’s neoliberal response to COVID-19: Why faculty should be wary and how we can push back
Neoliberal ideology has been restructuring Canadian universities for decades. This influence has been made clear in responses to the pandemic that have […]
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Are Ontario universities and schools doing enough to care for students with children amid the COVID-19 crisis?
Many university students have child care responsibilities that they have had to balance with their academic work. With ongoing uncertainty around in-person […]
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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
The COVID-19 pandemic has put incredible strain on healthcare systems around the world. In Ontario, healthcare workers are in high demand. However, […]
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Book review: Open Minds explores how academic freedom and the public university are at risk
Academic freedom has become a common topic of Australian public debate. Yet the concept is rarely examined or critiqued in detail. That […]
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Health and safety, Online education, Students, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Tuition and student fees
How universities can support Indigenous online learners in the COVID-19 pandemic
Indigenous people with experience guiding culturally safe talking circles in an online environment can work with students to nurture safe virtual spaces. […]
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Canadian universities: 10 years of anti-racist reports but little action
Students often carry the bulk of the burden to combat systemic racism on campus. (GoToVan/Flickr) Last fall, around 20 students sat-in for […]
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