Topic: Universities and the academic mission

Free speech and expression rights, Universities and the academic mission

Campus tensions and the Mideast crisis: Will Ontario and Alberta’s ‘Chicago Principles’ on university free expression stand?

Dax D'Orazio, Queen's University, Ontario

Our tolerance for expression that we value often exceeds our tolerance for expression we find distasteful. Nonetheless, if there’s a place in […]

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Funding, Governance, Universities and the academic mission

What happens if a university goes bust?

Robert MacIntosh, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Equity and social justice, Health and safety, Participation and enrolment, Politics, Public policy, Students, Teaching and learning, Tuition and student fees, Universities and the academic mission

International students in Canada: A lesson from history

Soma Chatterjee, York University

For the 2023-24 year, most arts and science programs at Toronto’s York University and Toronto Metropolitan University charge international students approximately $33-35,000 […]

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Research and innovation, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

3 ways higher education can become more hopeful in the post-pandemic, post-AI era

Shandell Houlden, Royal Roads University and George Veletsianos, Royal Roads University
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Environmental sustainability, Research and innovation, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

Zoos and universities must work together to safeguard wildlife and improve conservation

Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde, Laurentian University; David Lesbarrères, Laurentian University; Gabriela Mastromonaco, University of Guelph, and Trevor Pitcher, University of Windsor
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Academic freedom, Equity and social justice, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission

From Big to Bold Thinking in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Andrea A. Davis

Scholarship in the humanities and social sciences has, both historically and in the present, done harm to Indigenous and Black communities. In […]

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Equity and social justice, Universities and the academic mission

Diversifying Canada’s oldest journalism school

Meral Jamal

In 2020, students and alumni at Carleton University’s storied journalism school called out systemic racism and demanded change. Is the university doing […]

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A person wheels two suitcases by a large sign that says International Arrivals.
Equity and social justice, Students, Universities and the academic mission

Why universities need to look beyond grades when admitting international students

David Baidoo-Anu, Queen's University, Ontario; Christopher DeLuca, Queen's University, Ontario, and Liying Cheng, Queen's University, Ontario
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