Topic: Universities and the academic mission
Teaching and learning, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission
Protecting Indigenous language rights: Much more than campus signage needed
Despite the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, many universities are only making superficial efforts to integrate Indigenous languages […]
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Corporatization and commercialization, Performance assessment, Public engagement, Public policy, Universities and the academic mission
What Doug Ford could learn from Wisconsin about higher education
The entrance to the agriculture building at the University of Wisconsin, Madison campus. Shutterstock Buried within Ontario’s 2019 budget is a drastic […]
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Université de l’Ontario français: a 21st-century university
Ontario’s French community has been asking for a university governed by and for Francophones. Even without the support of the Ontario government, […]
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Subsidized privilege: The real scandal of American universities
U.S. federal prosecutors have charged 50 people — 38 of them are parents — for allegedly being involved in fraud schemes to […]
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Equity and social justice, Participation and enrolment, Students, Universities and the academic mission
Supporting mature female students enrolling in university STEM programs
Mature women students face additional barriers when enrolling in STEM programs. Shutterstock Women face many barriers when it comes to post-secondary education, […]
READ MOREAgainst endorsing the Chicago Principles
In response to rising tensions around free speech, many colleges and universities have endorsed the Chicago principles, which express a commitment to […]
READ MOREHiring, promotion, and tenure, Journals and publishing, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission
Dissident Knowledge in Higher Education, a review
When I was a doctoral student early in the millennium, I remember a lot of talk among my colleagues about “lines.” In […]
READ MOREWhy learning from experience is the educational wave of the future
The university experience has changed. It used to be enough for students to spend four years working hard on assignments, labs and […]
READ MORECongress 2015: The Canadian higher education data problem
Every year at the Canadian Society for Studies in Higher Education (CSSHE) meeting, you can count on someone – or a lot […]
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