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Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Intellectual property, Journals and publishing, Open learning, open access, and open source, Students
Textbooks could be free if universities rewarded professors for writing them
Universities have a responsibility to reduce barriers in student learning, and one way to do this is through creating textbooks that […]
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Corporatization and commercialization, Funding, Performance assessment, Public policy, Universities and the academic mission
Universities don’t control the labour market: we shouldn’t fund them like they do
Some people are more employable than others. from shutterstock.com From 2020, universities will receive a certain amount of government funding based on […]
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Academic freedom is under threat around the world – here’s how to defend it
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. shutterstock/Piotr Wawrzyniuk Academic freedom is at the heart of successful universities. UNESCO defines it as the right “to […]
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When big companies fund academic research, the truth often comes last
Industry funders can go to great lengths to suppress the findings of academic research when it’s not favourable to the company. from […]
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Teaching truth and reconciliation in Canada: The perfect place to begin is right where a teacher stands
Despite challenges, teacher education offers a path to begin righting inequities and injustice. Here, people stand on a map from the Indigenous […]
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Academic mentorship, International issues, Students, Teaching and learning, Tuition and student fees
The importance of supporting international students with financial literacy education
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has indicated that financial knowledge is a central life skill for participation in modern […]
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The problem with the push for more degrees
RIDTHISING/Shutterstock.com In a 2009 speech, President Barack Obama proclaimed that by 2020, the United States will “once again have the highest proportion […]
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Universities need to rein in academic air travel and greenhouse gases
Researchers are keen to travel abroad but air transport makes a significant contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions. (Shutterstock) A recent article […]
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What does ‘We are all treaty people’ mean, and who speaks for Indigenous students on campus?
While there has been a recent growing awareness of Indigenous cultures at Canadian universities, racism, violence and dismissal still dominate conversations on […]
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The ‘slow professor’ could bring back creativity to our universities
Creative, social and family life should not be banished from the knowledge economy. (Shutterstock) Last summer, a friend gave me a copy […]
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