In This Issue
So Where’s the Literature Review?
Ann Rauhala, a former journalist now teaching at Ryerson University, says the worlds of academe and journalism are not quite the two solitudes they seem.
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Intellectuals and Democracy
What’s an education for? Philosopher Mark Kingwell analyzes our era’s market-utility responses to this question. He argues, however, that education is about making us better and more engaged citizens, perhaps even better people.
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Making a Case for Media Engagement
Scholars seeking influence should consider the opportunities afforded by the mainstream news media. The voices of academic women are particularly needed.
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The Globalization of Higher Education Media: Where Is It Headed?
In an era of globalization, we need to improve global reporting, argues University World News Editor Karen MacGregor. Will this require more collaboration between higher education and higher education media?
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Journalists and Academics as Public Educators
Michelle Stack argues that journalism and academe have much in common, both being networks of knowledge that facilitate the noisy, messy process of democratic conversation.
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Cut and Paste Research
Research and shopping seem to be converging, as students go to their machines to do “research” at the web’s many info-malls.
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Humour Matters – The dangers of LPS (Long-term Professor Syndrome)
I knew I was in trouble when I considered becoming a public intellectual. Maybe it was all those university seminars on media […]
READ MOREEditorial Matters – The University as Network News
Media and higher education do not inhabit two solitudes. As underscored in this issue, media and academia co-exist, albeit somewhat uncomfortably. They […]
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