Opinion

Academic mentorship, Teaching and learning

Ten Things About Your Course Syllabus

Bonnie Kaserman

Yes, obviously, you need to put your office hours, due dates, and course readings & assignments. Here are ten other things to consider.

Contract faculty, Corporatization and commercialization, Governance, Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Universities and the academic mission

The Last Professors: A eulogy to “the Last Good Job in America”

Emily Gregor Greenleaf

Frank Donoghue: The Last Professors: The Corporate University and the Fate of the Humanities (Fordham University Press, 2008)

Corporatization and commercialization, Equity and social justice, Governance, Performance assessment

Chronicles of Faculty Idealism, Disenchantment, and Resistance

Richard Wellen, York University

A collection of the recollections and analyses of long-service academics, who have faced the disenchantment many academics feel, could be a valuable resource for dialogue on our campuses.

Hiring, promotion, and tenure

Salary Spin Cycle – Does It Hold Water?

Kim Alba

Mark your calendars! On Friday, April 1, it will be time for the annual disclosure of the Ontario public sector $100,000 club.

International issues

Canadian-Chinese Educational Relationship : Looking Back, Around, and Beyond

Qiang Zha

The year 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the Canadian-Chinese diplomatic relations. I couldn’t help reflect on the Canadian-Chinese educational relationship, and found it evolving along an interesting and unique trajectory.

Politics, Teaching and learning

The ‘digital native’ rhetoric: A Trojan Horse of neo-liberalism?

Jim Côté

The evidence simply is not there for the claims that a new generation of tech-savvy students require pedagogies based on new technologies like clickers, podcasts, and online courses.

Funding, Public policy, Tuition and student fees

Danny Williams’ postsecondary education legacy

Keith Dunne and Nick Falvo

Last December, Danny Williams stepped down as premier of Newfoundland and Labrador. When he did, he was the most popular premier in Canada.

Research and innovation

To SSHRC or not to SSHRC?

Todd Dufresne

SSHRC is converting scholars into bureaucrats and scholarship into government reports, but all is not lost. Faculty must act to ensure their concerns are heard and debated.

Politics, Students, Tuition and student fees

A new minister should offer students a new deal

Nick Falvo

While the McGuinty government showed interest in post-secondary education in its first term, under Colleges, Training and Universities Minister John Milloy, it’s been coasting in neutral, to put it mildly.

Libraries, Online education

The Tweeting Library

Amy Greenberg

Twitter and other social media tools are a part of everyday life, especially for the current generation of students. In response to this, many libraries have established social media presences through Facebook pages, blogs and Twitter feeds.