Web Articles
To foster real change universities need to stand beside Black professors, not condemn them
Carnegie Mellon University’s denouncing of Uju Anya’s tweet about the Queen shows that universities need to do much more the support racialized […]
READ MORE
Why women’s studies programs in Canada are more important than ever
The ‘othering’ of women through misogyny, racism and sexism in scholarship has had, and continues to have, serious consequences on women’s lives. […]
READ MORE
Equity and social justice, Public engagement, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Universities need to revisit their founding stories
Indigenous histories often go unrecognized in institutional university memories. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston Universities pride themselves on their founding stories. These stories, […]
READ MORE
Online and in-person exams both have problems – that’s now clear. Unis have a window of opportunity to do better
Shutterstock The pandemic pushed universities to launch or accelerate plans for delivering examinations online. These forced transitions have often been painful, involving […]
READ MORE
Gender pay gap: It’s roughly half-a-million dollars for women professors across a lifetime
The gender pay gap for faculty in Canadian universities is significant and persistent. (Shutterstock) There are substantial, long-term impacts from the gender […]
READ MORE
Where has the joy of working in universities gone?
Shutterstock As universities engage in the current round of enterprise bargaining, it is timely to remember the importance of joy at work. […]
READ MORE
What is Québec’s Bill 32 on academic freedom, and why does it matter?
Quebec’s bill may be seen as part of on-going ‘culture wars,’ and alongside Ontario and Québec conservative governments’ grandstanding about ‘free speech’ […]
READ MORE
Why big university surpluses in Australia underscore the need to reform how they are funded and governed
The election of a new Labor federal government probably drew sighs of relief across the higher education sector. University staff and students […]
READ MORE
Critical race theory and feminism are not taking over our universities
United States Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, centre, and other members of the House express their objections to the banning of teaching of […]
READ MORE
Four lessons from online learning that should stick after the pandemic
How do we capitalize on COVID-19 initiated change to build better education systems for the future? (Chris Montgomery/Unsplash) One of the many […]
READ MORE
