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Equity and social justice, Online education, Students

5 tips on how unis can do more to design online learning that works for all students

Erin Leif, Monash University; Christine Grové, Monash University; Laura Alfrey, Monash University; Stella Laletas, Monash University, and Umesh Sharma, Monash University

Shutterstock The COVID-19 pandemic has driven a rapid shift to online learning at all Australian universities. This presents unique opportunities for both […]

Equity and social justice, Health and safety

How coronavirus highlights the everyday challenges of people with learning disabilities

Ruth Northway, University of South Wales

Shutterstock/Suzanne Tucker Certain groups in society are often labelled as “vulnerable”. If you belong to one of these groups – as an […]

Arts and culture, Students, Universities and the academic mission

Ethnic diversity on campus helps break down stereotypes

Miguel R. Ramos, University of Birmingham; Susan Fiske, Princeton University, and Xuechunzi Bai, Princeton University

Students who attend racially diverse colleges benefit socially. FatCamera/GettyImages The big idea When students attend ethnically diverse colleges, their enriched experience transforms […]

Online education, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

5 ways university education is being reimagined in response to COVID-19

Ishwar K. Puri, McMaster University

Immersive and collaborative lab experiences are now possible online, and in the future they will complement in-person lab work. (Shuttterstock) With the […]

Equity and social justice, Research and innovation, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

‘How to live in a pandemic’ is the type of university class we need during COVID-19

Andrea Charise, University of Toronto; Ghazal Fazli, University of Toronto; Jessica Fields, University of Toronto; Laura Bisaillon, University of Toronto, and Nicholas D. Spence, University of Toronto

Health is a complex issue that requires an interdisciplinary approach to study and teach. (Shutterstock) Currently, we are all bombarded with headlines […]

Academic mentorship, Equity and social justice

How to navigate academia as a female who is the first in her family with a PhD

Sarah A Gagliano Taliun, Université de Montréal

Navigating academia is not easy. The top characteristics possessed by academics, which I commonly hear, allude to the demands of this setting: […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Equity and social justice, Funding, Governance, Students, Tuition and student fees

The neoliberal non-performance of consultation: Missing democracy and transparency at the University of Toronto

Asmita Bhutani, Efrat Gold, Diana M. Barrero Jaramillo, and Ian Tian, University of Toronto

The University of Toronto has long been criticized for its general conservatism and lack of transparency; this story is almost as old […]

Equity and social justice, Politics, Students

What will student protests look like when classes are online?

Johnathan Flowers, Worcester State University; April Logan, Salisbury University, and Samuel Abrams, Sarah Lawrence College

This fall will see a change in the ways college students participate in campus activism, experts suggest. Maddie Meyer / Staff/GettyImages Editor’s […]

Health and safety, Online education, Teaching and learning, Technology, Universities and the academic mission

Six ways universities are being put to the test by coronavirus

Kim Myrick, Memorial University of Newfoundland; E. Kevin Kelloway, Saint Mary’s University, and Kara A. Arnold, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Distinguishing a unique sense of place within a common virtual space of online learning will require significant investment. (Shutterstock) After a rapid […]

Equity and social justice, Journals and publishing, Research and innovation

Women less likely to critique men’s research in academic journals

Cary Wu, York University, Canada; Rima Wilkes, University of British Columbia, and Sylvia Fuller, University of British Columbia

Comment letters in academic journals respond to previously published articles, and are subject to the same gender disparities found elsewhere in research. […]

5 tips on how unis can do more to design online learning that works for all students

How coronavirus highlights the everyday challenges of people with learning disabilities

Ethnic diversity on campus helps break down stereotypes

5 ways university education is being reimagined in response to COVID-19

‘How to live in a pandemic’ is the type of university class we need during COVID-19

How to navigate academia as a female who is the first in her family with a PhD

The neoliberal non-performance of consultation: Missing democracy and transparency at the University of Toronto

What will student protests look like when classes are online?

Six ways universities are being put to the test by coronavirus

Women less likely to critique men’s research in academic journals

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