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Equity and social justice, International issues, Students, Tuition and student fees

When college and university tuition goes up, campus diversity goes down

Drew Allen, Princeton University and Gregory C. Wolniak, New York University

As college tuition continues to rise at a staggering rate, people tend to worry about how much harder it becomes for students […]

Equity and social justice

Race and gender still an issue at academic conferences

Sara Cannon, University of British Columbia; David A. Reid, University of British Columbia; Kiely McFarlane, University of British Columbia; Leonora King, University of British Columbia; Lucy MacKenzie, University of British Columbia; Marc Tadaki, University of British Columbia, and Michele Koppes, University of British Columbia

In the midst of social justice movements such as #MeToo, pervasive sexist and racist attitudes are being examined across all sectors, including […]

Mental illness on campus really is ‘a thing’

Ivor Shapiro, Ryerson University

Unlike his former classmates, Alex isn’t writing final exams right now, or searching for a summer job, or choosing electives for next […]

A university president apologizes for academia’s role in residential schools

Santa Ono, University of British Columbia

Earlier this month, I stood before hundreds of people gathered at the University of British Columbia and publicly apologized for the role […]

Can we really teach ‘Indigenizing’ courses online?

Matthew Stranach, Thompson Rivers University

On April 16, Canadians — and internet users around the world — have the opportunity to participate in “Indigenous Canada,” a Massive […]

Academic mentorship, International issues, Students, Teaching and learning

Stop treating students like customers and start working with them as partners in learning

Kelly E Matthews, The University of Queensland

Students and lecturers at the University of Queensland researching ‘students as partners’ activities across Australian universities. The University of Queensland University […]

Universities must tackle sexual violence on and off campus

Lucy Winrow, University of Salford

A student-led campaign to end sexual violence at universities – Revolt Sexual Assault (RSA) – published the results of a national student […]

Ethics, International issues

Facebook data: why ethical reviews matter in academic research

Natasha Whiteman, University of Leicester

When the Facebook data of 50m users was collected by Cambridge academic Aleksandr Kogan, his actions reportedly came to the attention of […]

Equity and social justice

Canadian professors still face a gender pay gap

Megan Frederickson, University of Toronto

My sister and I are both professors. A few years ago, in the wake of the global financial crisis, she faced the possibility of a six per cent pay cut. She joked to me over the phone one night, “What am I going to do — have six per cent fewer thoughts?”

New federal program tackles spiraling costs of college textbooks in U.S.

MacKenzie Smith, University of California, Davis

The new grant program, administered by the U.S. Department of Education, will support the creation or improved use of open textbooks for use at any college and university. Open textbooks are made freely available online by their authors. They can also be changed and combined by instructors who use them in their classes.

When college and university tuition goes up, campus diversity goes down

Race and gender still an issue at academic conferences

Mental illness on campus really is ‘a thing’

A university president apologizes for academia’s role in residential schools

Can we really teach ‘Indigenizing’ courses online?

Stop treating students like customers and start working with them as partners in learning

Universities must tackle sexual violence on and off campus

Facebook data: why ethical reviews matter in academic research

Canadian professors still face a gender pay gap

New federal program tackles spiraling costs of college textbooks in U.S.

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