Opinion

Research and innovation, Teaching and learning

Connecting people, ideas, and disciplines at Congress 2022

Laura Salter, Communications Officer, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

In a few short weeks, scholars from nearly 40 different academic disciplines will gather virtually for the 91st annual Congress of the […]

Online education, Students, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

Reflecting on a year in crisis: What the pandemic taught me about higher education leadership

Kathleen Bortolin, Vancouver Island University

For many, the crisis was COVID-19. For others, it was the various consequences of the pandemic: increased workload, learning to teach online, […]

Academic freedom, Corporatization and commercialization, International issues, Students

Book review: Open Minds explores how academic freedom and the public university are at risk

Peter Tregear, The University of Melbourne

Academic freedom has become a common topic of Australian public debate. Yet the concept is rarely examined or critiqued in detail. That […]

Editorials, Journals and publishing

$10,000 Fellowship for Higher Education Journalism accepting applications

The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) is excited to announce the second annual $10,000 OCUFA Fellowship in Higher Education Journalism. […]

Editorials

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Ben Lewis, Editor-in-Chief

Dear Reader, As the Editor of Academic Matters, I want to take a moment to encourage you to spend a few minutes […]

Editorials

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Ben Lewis, Editor-in-Chief

Take the 2019 Academic Matters Readers Survey. It only takes a few minutes and your feedback is vital for shaping the magazine, […]

International issues, Research and innovation, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

Shifting priorities in the new university

Thomas Klassen, York University

The image of universities composed of mostly full-time tenured professors is long out-of-date. Half of all undergraduate students in Canada, as in […]

Collective bargaining, Public policy

Retirement options for Canadians have changed dramatically

Thomas Klassen, York University

The plan by the Ontario government to reduce the wages of professors at age 71 illustrates the dramatic changes in the relationship […]

Free speech and expression rights, Governance, Politics, Universities and the academic mission

Against endorsing the Chicago Principles

Sigal Ben-Porath, University of Pennsylvania

In response to rising tensions around free speech, many colleges and universities have endorsed the Chicago principles, which express a commitment to […]

Arts and culture, Intellectual property, Public policy

A parent’s view of educational copying and #CopyrightReview

Meera Nair

Dear Mr. Boissonnault: I write in connection to remarks you made on November 22, during a meeting of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (beginning […]