The Conversation

A far-away look at a person giving a presentation in front of a large screen

Open learning, open access, and open source, Research and innovation

Journalists reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic relied on research that had yet to be peer reviewed

Alice Fleerackers, Simon Fraser University and Lauren A Maggio, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Students, Teaching and learning

Are ‘top scholar’ students really so remarkable — or are teachers inflating their grades?

Carl E. James, York University, Canada

A man speaks into a megaphone at a protest

Equity and social justice

Being the ‘only one’ at work and the decades long fight against anti-Black racism

Christopher Stuart Taylor, University of Waterloo

Rodney Diverlus, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto, is seen at a protest in downtown Toronto, July 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel […]

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Equity and social justice, Research and innovation, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization

Collaborative Indigenous Research is a way to repair the legacy of harmful research practices

Eve Tuck, University of Toronto

Protesters outside holding signs as cars drive by.

Academic freedom, Collective bargaining, Contract faculty, Corporatization and commercialization, Equity and social justice, Faculty associations, Universities and the academic mission

University and school strikes across Canada are about workers’ rights — and protecting education as a public good

Nancy Marie Ross, Dalhousie University; Raluca Bejan, Dalhousie University, and Steph Zubriski, Dalhousie University

A group of picketers holding signs outside.

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

Why UK universities are going on strike

Heather Connolly, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)

Two students writing in notebooks in a lecture.

Equity and social justice, History, International issues, Politics, Public engagement, Students, Teaching and learning

Canada’s Latin American community is growing, and universities must improve teaching about the region

Rodrigo Narro Pérez, McMaster University; Shanti Morell-Hart, McMaster University, and Stacy A. Creech de Castro, McMaster University

Canada’s Latinx community is growing fast. That signals a greater need for Latinx studies at Canadian universities. (Shutterstock) This past October marked […]

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Equity and social justice, Students, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

How accessibility for disabled university students can benefit all students

A. Kim Clark, Western University

The cost of assessment prevents some students, who self-identify as having a disability, from pursuing an assessment and diagnosis that would allow […]

Protesters walking down the street carrying signs in support of education workers.

Collective bargaining, Equity and social justice, Funding, Politics

Ontario education strike fallout: Workers’ anger about economic inequalities and labour precarity could spark wider job action

Michael Mindzak, Brock University

CUPE members and supporters join a demonstration outside the office of Parm Gill, Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Milton, […]

A person watches a lecture on a computer screen.

Health and safety, Online education, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

Why it’s wrong to blame online learning for causing mental health issues during COVID-19

George Veletsianos, Royal Roads University; Michael Barbour, Touro University, and Stephanie Moore, University of New Mexico

Focusing on online learning as the problem means lost opportunities to identify solutions and supports for student well-being, which could then be […]

Journalists reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic relied on research that had yet to be peer reviewed

Are ‘top scholar’ students really so remarkable — or are teachers inflating their grades?

Being the ‘only one’ at work and the decades long fight against anti-Black racism

Collaborative Indigenous Research is a way to repair the legacy of harmful research practices

University and school strikes across Canada are about workers’ rights — and protecting education as a public good

Why UK universities are going on strike

Canada’s Latin American community is growing, and universities must improve teaching about the region

How accessibility for disabled university students can benefit all students

Ontario education strike fallout: Workers’ anger about economic inequalities and labour precarity could spark wider job action

Why it’s wrong to blame online learning for causing mental health issues during COVID-19

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