Academic Matters - Page 10 of 75 - OCUFA's Journal of Higher Education

Students, Teaching and learning

Are ‘top scholar’ students really so remarkable — or are teachers inflating their grades?

Carl E. James, York University, Canada

Protesters outside holding signs as cars drive by.

Academic freedom, Collective bargaining, Contract faculty, Corporatization and commercialization, Equity and social justice, Faculty associations, Universities and the academic mission

University and school strikes across Canada are about workers’ rights — and protecting education as a public good

Nancy Marie Ross, Dalhousie University; Raluca Bejan, Dalhousie University, and Steph Zubriski, Dalhousie University

A group of picketers holding signs outside.

Contract faculty, Corporatization and commercialization, Equity and social justice, Universities and the academic mission

Why UK universities are going on strike

Heather Connolly, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)

Two students writing in notebooks in a lecture.

Equity and social justice, History, International issues, Politics, Public engagement, Students, Teaching and learning

Canada’s Latin American community is growing, and universities must improve teaching about the region

Rodrigo Narro Pérez, McMaster University; Shanti Morell-Hart, McMaster University, and Stacy A. Creech de Castro, McMaster University

Students walk outside on a university campus.

Equity and social justice, Students, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

How accessibility for disabled university students can benefit all students

A. Kim Clark, Western University

Protesters walking down the street carrying signs in support of education workers.

Collective bargaining, Equity and social justice, Funding, Politics

Ontario education strike fallout: Workers’ anger about economic inequalities and labour precarity could spark wider job action

Michael Mindzak, Brock University

A person watches a lecture on a computer screen.

Health and safety, Online education, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

Why it’s wrong to blame online learning for causing mental health issues during COVID-19

George Veletsianos, Royal Roads University; Michael Barbour, Touro University, and Stephanie Moore, University of New Mexico

Library interior with wood paneling and bookshelves.

Arts and culture, Libraries, Politics, Universities and the academic mission

The war in Ukraine shows how libraries play a vital role in challenging disinformation

Ksenya Kiebuzinski, University of Toronto