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Professors as Public Intellectuals
The responsibility of professors is to carry forward the mission of the university. These responsibilities are often summarized as teaching, research, and […]
READ MORECross-cultural Challenges in Teaching International Graduate Students
Globalization has embraced the university, as it has sectors, owing largely to easy travel and a digital infrastructure that provides information instantly. […]
READ MOREEthics and the training of international medical graduates
Consider the following headlines—“Ontario continues to open more doors for internationally trained doctors,” “Recruiting African health workers: A crime”, “4 million Canadians […]
READ MOREThe internationalization of higher education: Are we on the right track
Headlines from recent higher education newspapers paint a colourful picture of some new developments in internationalization—“Ten universities in the United Kingdom, Ireland, […]
READ MOREEditorial Matters: The Greening of Academia
In 1970, Charles A. Reich published his bestseller The Greening of America. The book argued that a fundamental shift was taking place […]
READ MOREBlame Facebook
By October of my first year of teaching, I’d had five plagiarism cases. Three more surfaced by Christmas, and a couple more […]
READ MOREAcademia Abroad
The global scope of scientific discovery suggests that academic life is the same the world over. In an age when university faculty […]
READ MOREFrom Grey to Green: Environmental Sustainability at the University of Guelph
My campus is not green. It has a greenish hue The University of Guelph, like many campuses I’ve experienced, gives an impression […]
READ MOREUniversities in a Climate of Change
Although we are not experiencing intense hurricanes or brush fires, as a northern country, Canada is more sensitive to climate change than […]
READ MOREThe Environmental Crisis: The Devil is in the Generalities
I’ve started encouraging my students not to use the word “environment.” Taken literally, it includes everything between your skin and outer space, […]
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