In This Issue
Environmentalism and the Responsibility of Academia
Scientists, especially those in academia, have played an enormous role in the modern environmental movement. From Rachel Carson, Paul Ehrlich and Margaret […]
READ MOREScience, Cognition and Public Policy
We are not a science-based society The western world, at least, thinks of itself as a post-Enlightenment world, a world freed from […]
READ MOREThe Environmental Crisis: The Devil is in the Generalities
I’ve started encouraging my students not to use the word “environment.” Taken literally, it includes everything between your skin and outer space, […]
READ MOREUniversities in a Climate of Change
Although we are not experiencing intense hurricanes or brush fires, as a northern country, Canada is more sensitive to climate change than […]
READ MOREFrom Grey to Green: Environmental Sustainability at the University of Guelph
My campus is not green. It has a greenish hue The University of Guelph, like many campuses I’ve experienced, gives an impression […]
READ MOREAcademia Abroad
The global scope of scientific discovery suggests that academic life is the same the world over. In an age when university faculty […]
READ MOREBlame Facebook
By October of my first year of teaching, I’d had five plagiarism cases. Three more surfaced by Christmas, and a couple more […]
READ MOREEditorial Matters: The Greening of Academia
In 1970, Charles A. Reich published his bestseller The Greening of America. The book argued that a fundamental shift was taking place […]
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