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Gender pay gap: It’s roughly half-a-million dollars for women professors across a lifetime
The gender pay gap for faculty in Canadian universities is significant and persistent. (Shutterstock) There are substantial, long-term impacts from the gender […]
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Where has the joy of working in universities gone?
Shutterstock As universities engage in the current round of enterprise bargaining, it is timely to remember the importance of joy at work. […]
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What is Québec’s Bill 32 on academic freedom, and why does it matter?
Quebec’s bill may be seen as part of on-going ‘culture wars,’ and alongside Ontario and Québec conservative governments’ grandstanding about ‘free speech’ […]
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Why big university surpluses in Australia underscore the need to reform how they are funded and governed
The election of a new Labor federal government probably drew sighs of relief across the higher education sector. University staff and students […]
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Critical race theory and feminism are not taking over our universities
United States Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, centre, and other members of the House express their objections to the banning of teaching of […]
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Four lessons from online learning that should stick after the pandemic
How do we capitalize on COVID-19 initiated change to build better education systems for the future? (Chris Montgomery/Unsplash) One of the many […]
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Equity and social justice, Research and innovation, Teaching and learning, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission
From Ryerson to Toronto Metropolitan University: What can we learn from the renaming?
With the new name comes a model for other renaming processes in the realm of reconciliation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston Ryerson University […]
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Who will call out the misogyny and abuse undermining women’s academic freedom in our universities?
Shutterstock Threats, intimidation and misogyny have long been a reality for women in public life around the world, and the pandemic appears […]
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High school grades matter for postsecondary study, but is pandemic assessment fair?
It’s possible that COVID-19 has created an opportunity to introduce more pass/fail grading options. (Shutterstock) As COVID-19 restrictions recede across much of […]
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Academic freedom can’t be separated from responsibility
More discussion is needed about how power shapes access to learning and speaking in a university environment. (Shutterstock) Academic freedom has become […]
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