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Contract faculty, Corporatization and commercialization, Equity and social justice, Funding, Governance, Universities and the academic mission

The corporatization of the university budget and its consequences for academic support workers

Janice Folk-Dawson

As governments and administrators increasingly run universities like private corporations, academic support workers find their working conditions deteriorating and their jobs threatened. […]

Equity and social justice, Free speech and expression rights, Funding, Politics, Students, Tuition and student fees

How the “Student Choice Initiative” seeks to silence student voices

Felipe Nagata

For decades, students’ unions have been raising concerns about skyrocketing tuition fees. Now, in an obscene twist, the Ford government is using […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Funding, Governance, Intellectual property, Research and innovation, Tuition and student fees

As public postsecondary funding stagnates, the University of Toronto explores “alternative funding sources”

Mariana Valverde

Universities increasingly rely on student fees and other alternative funding sources to make up for falling levels of government support, but perhaps […]

Academic mentorship, Equity and social justice, Ethics, Faculty associations

Identifying the gaps: Reflecting on a career pursuing understanding and equity in academia

Donald C. Cole

Upon retiring, Professor Donald C. Cole took some time to consider his career at the University of Toronto. In doing so, he […]

Editorials, Equity and social justice, Faculty associations, Governance, Teaching and learning, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission

Editorial Matters: A time for action

Ben Lewis

Ontario’s universities are built on models of scholarship developed in the United Kingdom and western Europe. Founded by and for European settlers, […]

Equity and social justice, Participation and enrolment, Public engagement, Public policy, Students, Teaching and learning, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission

Bringing Indigenous viewpoints to higher education

Tanya Talaga and Victoria McMurchy

For this issue, Ojibway author and journalist Tanya Talaga sat down with Victoria McMurchy from Academic Matters to discuss how Canadian postsecondary […]

Equity and social justice, Faculty associations, Teaching and learning, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission

The role of faculty associations following the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Lori Campbell, Shannon Dea, and Laura McDonald

As universities take on the work of Indigenization, what role do faculty and faculty associations have in advancing the recommendations of the […]

Equity and social justice, Faculty associations, Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Participation and enrolment, Students, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization

The Indigenous diversity gap

Malinda S. Smith and Nancy Bray

Where are the Indigenous Peoples in Canadian universities? Canadian postsecondary institutions have pursued equity, diversity, and inclusion policies and programs since the […]

Teaching and learning, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission

Protecting Indigenous language rights: Much more than campus signage needed

Mary Ann Corbiere

Despite the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, many universities are only making superficial efforts to integrate Indigenous languages […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Environmental sustainability, Equity and social justice, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization

A move towards conciliation in academia

Ashley Courchene

After four years, reconciliation is not what we hoped it would be in our classrooms. How did we get here, and is […]