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Public engagement, Public policy, Teaching and learning, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization

Reckoning with the truths of unmarked graves of Indigenous children, education systems must take action

Lisa Korteweg, Lakehead University; Pauline Tennent, University of Manitoba, and Tesa Fiddler

A temporary memorial for Canada’s residential schools is blessed by Indigenous elders in a pipe ceremony in Calgary in August 2021. THE […]

Online education, Teaching and learning, Technology

Beyond Zoom, Teams and video lectures — what do university students really want from online learning?

Dilani Gedera, Auckland University of Technology; Ashwini Datt, University of Auckland; Cheryl Brown, University of Canterbury; Dianne Forbes, University of Waikato, and Maggie Hartnett, Massey University

Shutterstock As any university student, lecturer or tutor can attest, the pandemic has turned learning and teaching upside down. So it’s important […]

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

National Day for Truth & Reconciliation: Universities and schools must acknowledge how colonial education has reproduced anti-Indigenous racism

Lisa Howell, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Kiera Brant-Birioukov, York University, Canada, and Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Protesters march to Parliament Hill in Ottawa in response to the discovery of unmarked Indigenous graves at residential schools on July 1, […]

Equity and social justice, Health and safety, Students

Western University and other schools should cancel frosh week to stop rape culture

Treena Orchard, Western University

Western University students march during a walkout in support of sexual assault survivors, in London, Ont., on Sept. 17. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole […]

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

In times of racial injustice, university education should not be ‘neutral’

Jennifer S Simpson, Ryerson University; Sulaimon Giwa, Memorial University of Newfoundland, and Verna St Denis, University of Saskatchewan

While Canadian universities are paying more attention to anti-racism and equity, more must be done to incorporate those values into the education […]

Equity and social justice, Universities and the academic mission

4 ways white people can be accountable for addressing anti-Black racism at universities

Karine Coen-Sanchez, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

White folk aren’t ‘beyond race.’ Interrogating Black people’s pain at forums supposedly dedicated to undoing racism is part of the problem. (Shutterstock) […]

Ethics, Teaching and learning, Technology

Data science education lacks a much-needed focus on ethics

Jeffrey C. Oliver, University of Arizona and Torbet McNeil, University of Arizona

Undergraduate students need to learn the responsible use of data science as well as the nuts and bolts. Hill Street Studios/Stone via […]

Contract faculty, Teaching and learning

The casual staff who do 80% of undergrad teaching need more support — here’s a way unis can help

Robyn Moore, University of Tasmania; Emily Rudling, University of Tasmania; Maria Kunda, University of Tasmania, and Sebastien Robin, University of Tasmania

Shutterstock Casual staff do an estimated 80% of undergraduate teaching in Australian universities. Research shows these staff are highly committed, going above […]

Health and safety, Public policy

Canadian colleges and universities can mandate COVID-19 vaccination without violating Charter rights

Samuel E. Trosow, Western University and Julie Lowe, Western University

University students wait to be vaccinated at Andres Bello University in Santiago, Chile, in June 2021. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) It’s time for […]

Online education, Teaching and learning

Do university students want more online learning, post-pandemic? Here’s what some chose before COVID-19

Kevin O'Neill, Simon Fraser University

Pre-pandemic research about courses offered online and in-person found students took online courses selectively and strategically. (Shutterstock) Across Canada, universities are working […]

Reckoning with the truths of unmarked graves of Indigenous children, education systems must take action

Beyond Zoom, Teams and video lectures — what do university students really want from online learning?

National Day for Truth & Reconciliation: Universities and schools must acknowledge how colonial education has reproduced anti-Indigenous racism

Western University and other schools should cancel frosh week to stop rape culture

In times of racial injustice, university education should not be ‘neutral’

4 ways white people can be accountable for addressing anti-Black racism at universities

Data science education lacks a much-needed focus on ethics

The casual staff who do 80% of undergrad teaching need more support — here’s a way unis can help

Canadian colleges and universities can mandate COVID-19 vaccination without violating Charter rights

Do university students want more online learning, post-pandemic? Here’s what some chose before COVID-19

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