Opinion
Reflections on the CSSHE Annual Conference: Good, but more policy, please?
This past week, Academic Matters was fortunate to attend the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. As a magazine dedicated […]
READ MOREHarper and the “dumbing down” of Canadian society
It’s almost like we planned it! But even though we didn’t, the micro-lecture roundtable discussion sponsored jointly by the Canadian Political Science […]
READ MOREConference Board of Canada announces skills and post-secondary education project
There seems to be a recurring theme in discussions about post-secondary education policy – we talk a lot about big ideas (innovation, […]
READ MORE100 cups of coffee every minute…
It’s an eye-catching stat, but understandable when you consider it refers to the rate of caffeine consumption at the 2013 Congress of […]
READ MORE“Universities need to innovate, but put down the sledgehammer”
Over on the Inside Agenda Blog, there is an excellent piece by Emmett Macfarlane, a professor at the University of Waterloo. In […]
READ MOREMore on bad Ontario/California comparisons
Ken Snowdon has released a paper that echoes our criticisms about Ian Clark’s recent article advocating “California Style”differentiation in Ontario. OCUFA, our […]
READ MOREThe perils of California Dreamin’ in higher education
Writing in the National Post, Ian Clark argues that emulating California’s higher education system will increase the productivity and efficiency of Ontario’s […]
READ MORECorporatization and commercialization, Performance assessment, Universities and the academic mission
Final Observations of Canadian University Rankings: A Misadventure Now Over Two Decades Long
In November, 2012, Maclean’s published its 21st annual rankings of Canadian universities. Indeed, the ranking of universities has become a popular exercise […]
READ MOREThe November issue of Academic Matters is now live!
The great medieval universities – Paris, Bologna, Oxford – were places far removed from the tribulations of daily life. Under the protection […]
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Influencing Universities to Embrace Learning Outcomes: Why JOBS is a Dirty Four Letter Word
“Looming low and ominous, in twilight premature, thunderheads are rumbling in a distant overture” (Neil Peart, from the RUSH song Jacob’s Ladder). […]
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