The Conversation

A professor and two students make a structure on a table.
Equity and social justice, Performance assessment, Students, Teaching and learning

GCSE and Higher results show worsening gap between richer and poorer pupils: pandemic assessment shows we should reconsider exams

Jan McArthur, Lancaster University
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Free speech and expression rights, Universities and the academic mission

Campus tensions and the Mideast crisis: Will Ontario and Alberta’s ‘Chicago Principles’ on university free expression stand?

Dax D'Orazio, Queen's University, Ontario

Our tolerance for expression that we value often exceeds our tolerance for expression we find distasteful. Nonetheless, if there’s a place in […]

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Funding, Governance, Universities and the academic mission

What happens if a university goes bust?

Robert MacIntosh, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Free speech and expression rights, Intellectual property, Research and innovation, Students

Trolling and doxxing: Graduate students sharing their research online speak out about hate

Alex Borkowski, York University, Canada; Marion Tempest Grant, York University, Canada, and Natalie Coulter, York University, Canada

An increasingly volatile online environment is affecting our society, including members of the academic community and research they pursue. Graduate students are […]

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A streetlight on campus.
Equity and social justice, Health and safety, Students

Riskier times on campuses mean we need a tool for prevention and intervention of sexual assaults

Sandy Jung, MacEwan University and Jesmen Mendoza, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

Should AI be permitted in college classrooms? 4 scholars weigh in

Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University; Asim Ali, Auburn University; Patricia A. Young, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Shital Thekdi, University of Richmond
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Equity and social justice, Health and safety

Sexual harassment impacts university staff – our research shows how

Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Monash University; Nicola Helps, Monash University, and Stefani Vasil, Monash University
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Equity and social justice, Health and safety, Students

How students are developing solutions to the problem of campus sexual and gender-based violence

Rebecca Hall, Queen's University, Ontario

Some universities have removed course information from public websites as part of efforts to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, following the […]

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Equity and social justice, Participation and enrolment, Research and innovation, Students, Teaching and learning

5 ways that college campuses benefit from diversity, equity and inclusion programs

Erica Jacqueline Licht, Harvard Kennedy School

For more than half a century, colleges and universities have relied on dedicated programs to attract students of color and support them. […]

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