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Truth before reconciliation: 8 ways to identify and confront Residential School denialism
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s bentwood box, carved by Coast Salish artist Luke Marston, is a tribute to survivors. (Eyesplash/Flickr), CC BY-NC […]
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Ryerson’s reputational crisis: What to do about its namesake and his legacy
Shoes are placed at the base of the vandalized Egerton Ryerson statue at Ryerson University in Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn In […]
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Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines on university campuses: An obvious solution or a problem?
People line up outside the University of Toronto Mississauga campus for a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Mississauga, Ont., in May. THE CANADIAN […]
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Corporatization and commercialization, Funding, Governance, Participation and enrolment, Public policy, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Tuition and student fees
Laurentian University insolvency reflects a structural crisis in Ontario’s neoliberal university system
On February 1 the Laurentian University president and board got what they wanted from Ontario Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz: “This Court orders and […]
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Equity and social justice, Students, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Tuition and student fees
Youth who grew up in care have the right to post-secondary education — and tuition waivers open doors
Finances are a significant barrier to post-secondary education for people raised in care. (Shutterstock) There are more than 50,000 children living in […]
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How the pandemic changed my approach to humanities research and scholarship: A personal reflection
Now that I am sufficiently removed from the dire doomsday feelings of March 2020, when COVID-19 first took hold and I was […]
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Campus free speech: Does it extend to what students say online?
Weighing unrestricted expression against fostering a tolerant public sphere will test the fundamental freedoms we cherish in our democratic society. (Shutterstock) Professors […]
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When the Government comes for you, you better have academic freedom
Every so often, academic freedom makes the news. When this happens, it is usually because a violation so egregious took place that […]
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Open learning, open access, and open source, Performance assessment, Students, Teaching and learning
Online learning has changed the way students work — we need to change definitions of ‘cheating’ too
www.shutterstock.com As university students wait on their mid-year exam results, some will no doubt be thinking about more than just passing. Since […]
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The problem with online learning? It doesn’t teach people to think
Instead of asking how universities might benefit from shifting courses online permanently, we ought to ask how students might suffer from fewer […]
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