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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?

Dino Sossi, University of Toronto

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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Academic freedom, Equity and social justice

Who will call out the misogyny and abuse undermining women’s academic freedom in our universities?

Richard Shaw, Massey University; Andrew Dickson, Massey University; Bevan Erueti, Massey University; Glenn Banks, Massey University; John O'Neill, Massey University; Roger McEwan, Massey University, and Tony Carusi, Massey University

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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Equity and social justice, Participation and enrolment, Performance assessment

High school grades matter for postsecondary study, but is pandemic assessment fair?

Don A. Klinger, University of Waikato; Corrie Rebecca Klinger, University of Waikato, and Louis Volante, Brock University

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, Equity and social justice, Ethics

Academic freedom can’t be separated from responsibility

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

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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Academic freedom, Corporatization and commercialization, Faculty associations, Funding, Governance, Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Public policy, Research and innovation, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission

Are there ever really ‘financial reasons’ to fire faculty? Laurentian University, academic freedom, and the disciplining of the professoriate

Honor Brabazon, St. Jerome’s University

The 2020–21 academic year saw two incidents of Ontario professors being effectively fired: the termination of 116 of the 345 professors at […]

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Equity and social justice, Health and safety, Students

1 in 3 Australian university students have been sexually assaulted. They demand action on their vision of a safer society

Anastasia Powell, RMIT University

One in three university students (30.6%) have experienced sexual assault at least once in their lifetime. This is one finding from the […]

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Health and safety, Students

5 ways university and college instructors can help students take care of their mental health

Max Coleman, Indiana University

Mental health issues for college students have been on the rise. monkeybusinessimages via iStock/Getty Images Plus A few years ago, a student […]

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International issues

Ukrainian academics face exile, harassment and censorship in ongoing war

S. Karly Kehoe, Saint Mary’s University and Evren Altinkas, University of Guelph

  Demonstrators march at a rally in support of Ukraine at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. on Feb. 28. […]

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Corporatization and commercialization, Environmental sustainability, Research and innovation

Am I becoming Professor Mindy? A reflection on “Don’t Look Up” and my position in the academy

Norin Taj and Alina Farrukh, University of Toronto

Last week I watched the film Don’t Look Up with my daughter, an anthropology student passionate about environmental issues and biodiversity loss. […]

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