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The roles of government in corporatizing Canadian universities
Government focus on boosting the economy and shrinking public expenditure has transformed our universities.
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A cautionary tale of marketization of postsecondary education
British Columbia’s experience with private postsecondary providers illustrates the danger of market logic in higher education.
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UK Higher Education wars: Federalism awakens
The seismic shifts in UK higher education policy can be understood through the lenses of federalism, regulation, and isolationism.
READ MOREEditorial Matters: The relationship between higher education and the state has always been a complicated one.
THE FIRST European universities, for the most part established through papal bulls, coexisted uneasily with secular authorities. They were located within kingdoms and […]
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Fair access: Strikes the right balance on education and copyright
Emerging forms of access to copyrighted works is undermining the value of Access Copyright, argues Professor Michael Geist.
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Access Copyright: Addressing the needs and concerns of both creators and users in a changing copyright landscape
Access Copyright has the infrastructure and expertise to best serve universities, says the organization’s Executive Director Roanie Levy.
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Reviewing Ontario’s university funding
The rationale for reviewing and reforming the way we fund universities.
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Higher education and growing inequality
Rather than a tool of social mobility, higher education now reinforces inequality.
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A personal perspective of contract instructing in Ontario
Contract faculty work in Ontario is unfair, ineffective, and ready for a shakeup.
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Zero-hours contracts and precarious academic work in the UK
The University and College Union is fighting back against zero-hour contracts that trap thousands in casualized work.
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