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Mike Harris’s ‘common sense’ attack on Ontario schools is back — and so are teachers’ strikes
Susan Hoenhous and other teachers of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario participate in a full withdrawal of services strike in Toronto […]
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Equity and social justice, Ethics, History, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission
Universities must open their archives and share their oppressive pasts
The archives of academic institutions can tell previously untold stories of eugenics. Universities can begin to undo oppressive legacies by opening them […]
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Universities should stand up for integrity and public trust in university teaching
Controversy erupted after a lecturer at the University of Alberta posted on Facebook in November that the Holomodor is a “myth.” Canada […]
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Should university and college funding be tied to how many students graduate?
Colleges are increasingly being judged on how many students graduate. But is tying funding to graduation rates the way to go? George […]
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The mental health crisis on campus and how universities and colleges can fix it
Campus counseling centers are seeing an influx of students seeking help with mental health issues. Motortion/Shutterstock.com When college students seek help for […]
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Legal win doesn’t mean Ontario student associations are in the clear
Students walk on campus at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ont., in March 2017. An Ontario court recently ruled in favour […]
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Women in engineering: Barriers remain 30 years after École Polytechnique shooting
Engineering programs can learn about recruitment, inclusion and retention from different fields. (Shutterstock) The 30th anniversary of the Montréal Massacre is an […]
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Ontario’s high school e-learning still hasn’t addressed students with special needs
Following a negotiation impasse, Ontario public secondary teachers walked off the job on a one-day strike. Here, striking teachers are seen outside […]
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Capitalist creep on campus: the largest, quietest privatisation in UK history – it’s why we’re striking
Pexels For the next week and a half, many UK university lecturers will be on strike again, but who outside of academia […]
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Collective bargaining, Corporatization and commercialization, Politics, Universities and the academic mission
University strikes in the UK: Why they’re happening and what you need to know
shutterstock/Ray Morgan Eight days of strike action announced by academics will run November 25 until December 4. After that, industrial action will […]
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