…do pleas for academic freedom from outside (and largely notional) political forces. The real danger of tenure is that it threatens academic freedom instead of protecting it. The issue is…
READ MORE…years in the academy as student and professor, this was the focus that I wanted. And except for materials and studio fees, instruction was free – an added attraction for…
READ MORE…feel the urgent need for change, calls for free speech are not sufficient. We need a different understanding of politics that brings back culture and the profound complexity of the…
READ MORE…outlets on campuses, designer clothing, music and computer stores, banks, state of the art gymnasia, and beauty parlours. As universities have now come to compete like corporate entities, growth is…
READ MORE…discourse on international students. During COVID, Canadians had financial issues in our communities. More people were going to food banks. Housing prices were hitting all of us. Unethical players were…
READ MORE…higher. REFERENCES Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity. (2011). Canada’s Systematic Underinvestment in the Education of Managers: A Review of the Research. Toronto: January. Ontario Ministry of Finance. (2011). Ontario Population…
READ MORE…the REF is based on a peer review process but also uses key metrics on research income, citations, and a qualitative assessment of research impact. The new TEF is a…
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