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Dissident Knowledge in Higher Education, a review
When I was a doctoral student early in the millennium, I remember a lot of talk among my colleagues about “lines.” In […]
READ MOREDivisions in the university commons yield dividends: A partial review of Peter MacKinnon’s University Commons Divided
In University Commons Divided, Peter MacKinnon, the long-serving president of the University of Saskatchewan, has written an interesting introduction to some of […]
READ MORECongress 2017: Challenges to the integrity of academic hiring practices
During Congress 2017, a session on the Challenges to the Integrity of Academic Hiring Practices in the Corporate University encouraged participants to […]
READ MORECongress 2017: Ask Someone You Don’t Know About Something You Don’t Know
Above the Expo in a hallway, I found an art installation exhibit that, in a quiet and unassuming way, pulled together many […]
READ MOREYour opinion matters
Academic Matters is now entering its 11th year of publication and has changed significantly over this period. The views of our readers […]
READ MOREUniversity grads have the skills to succeed. Now where are the jobs?
Getting the right skills for the job market is a hot topic these days. What skills are employers looking for? Are students […]
READ MOREThe persistent myth of the “skills gap”
You’ve likely heard or seen a story somewhere in the media that employers face a skills shortage, or “skills gap”. The message […]
READ MORECongress 2016 Day #3 – Learning outcomes and the Weingarten Hypothesis
Two very interesting sessions today, but for two very different reasons. The first featured research by Mary Catharine Lennon on learning outcomes. […]
READ MORECongress 2016 Day 2: Governance controversies and reconciliation in the university
It was another interesting day here at the Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Calgary. Two sessions […]
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