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Academic freedom, Contract faculty, Corporatization and commercialization, Equity and social justice, Funding, Governance, Health and safety, Online education, Public policy, Research and innovation, Students, Teaching and learning, Tuition and student fees, Universities and the academic mission
The academy’s neoliberal response to COVID-19: Why faculty should be wary and how we can push back
Neoliberal ideology has been restructuring Canadian universities for decades. This influence has been made clear in responses to the pandemic that have […]
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Contract faculty, Equity and social justice, Health and safety, Politics, Universities and the academic mission
Care work during COVID: A letter from home about privilege, resilience, and capitalism in the academy
Universities claim to re-shape the social, scientific, and economic contours of society for the better. Has the ongoing exploitation of precariously employed […]
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Navigating the pandemic: Living alone but needing to stick together
Whether living alone or caring for others, navigating this pandemic while maintaining a healthy work-life balance has been particularly challenging. Overcoming these […]
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Are Ontario universities and schools doing enough to care for students with children amid the COVID-19 crisis?
Many university students have child care responsibilities that they have had to balance with their academic work. With ongoing uncertainty around in-person […]
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Funding, Health and safety, Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Politics, Students, Teaching and learning
Nursing students facing tough choices in order to graduate during the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has put incredible strain on healthcare systems around the world. In Ontario, healthcare workers are in high demand. However, […]
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Baby matters: Gender politics in academia beyond COVID-19
Systemic inequality still dominates academia. Male academics continue to hold most senior positions while female academics are overrepresented amongst the precariously employed. […]
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Corporatization and commercialization, Funding, Performance assessment, Public policy, Universities and the academic mission
The ugly side of performance-based funding for universities
With the economic and labour disruption wrought by COVID-19, for a time it seemed Ontario and Alberta had realized the folly of […]
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