The Conversation
Corporatization and commercialization, Performance assessment, Public engagement, Public policy, Universities and the academic mission
What Doug Ford could learn from Wisconsin about higher education
The entrance to the agriculture building at the University of Wisconsin, Madison campus. Shutterstock Buried within Ontario’s 2019 budget is a drastic […]
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Casual academics aren’t going anywhere, so what can universities do to ensure learning isn’t affected?
Casual academics provide flexibility for universities at a time when student numbers are uncertain. from shutterstock.com More Australian universities are relying on […]
READ MOREUniversities: increasingly stressful environments taking psychological toll – here’s what needs to change
shutterstock Every year, millions of international students travel to different countries to study at university. This, together with a lack of public […]
READ MOREUnrealistic striving for academic excellence has a cost
Skills of well-being have been forgotten partly due to a combination of educational reforms and societal pressures. Unsplash/Oscar Chevillard, CC BY-SA In […]
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Subsidized privilege: The real scandal of American universities
U.S. federal prosecutors have charged 50 people — 38 of them are parents — for allegedly being involved in fraud schemes to […]
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Citizen science can help solve our data crisis
Citizen science can help address data deficits. Shutterstock A recent news article in the Globe and Mail highlighted Canada’s data crisis and […]
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Journals and publishing, Online education, Open learning, open access, and open source, Research and innovation
University of California’s break with the biggest academic publisher could shake up scholarly publishing for good
Libraries subscribe digitally to academic journals – and are left with nothing in the stacks when the contract expires. Eric Chan/Flickr, CC […]
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Equity and social justice, Participation and enrolment, Student issues, Universities and the academic mission
Supporting mature female students enrolling in university STEM programs
Mature women students face additional barriers when enrolling in STEM programs. Shutterstock Women face many barriers when it comes to post-secondary education, […]
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All publicly funded research could soon be free for you, the taxpayer, to read
The new ‘Plan S’ initiative focuses on making all publicly funded research immediately fully and freely available by open access publication. from […]
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Overworked and isolated: the rising epidemic of loneliness in academia
Shutterstock Universities were created to be places where people learn and educate together. But a UK survey has found 46% of researchers […]
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