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When the Government comes for you, you better have academic freedom
Every so often, academic freedom makes the news. When this happens, it is usually because a violation so egregious took place that […]
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Corporatization and commercialization, Governance, History, Public policy, Research and innovation, Universities and the academic mission
Public money, private profit: A history of U of T’s MaRS Discovery District
It is well known that the University of Toronto (U of T) has historically played an important role in scientific innovation. This […]
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Collective bargaining, Equity and social justice, Faculty associations, Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization
Indigenizing the collective bargaining process at North Island College
The following interview was conducted with leaders at the North Island College Faculty Association. They responded collectively as a group. Could you […]
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Analog policies in a digital world: How workplace harassment policies need to adapt to an increasingly digital education environment
The COVID-19 pandemic has expedited the transition to digital education Online spaces, such as Twitter for knowledge mobilization and email for communication, […]
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Equity and social justice, Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Performance assessment, Teaching and learning
What to do with student evaluations of teaching?
It has been two years since the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations published the Report of the OCUFA Student Questionnaires on […]
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Academic freedom entails both individual and social responsibility
Periodically, professors drop their commitment to objective truth to pursue political agendas. When this occurs, they become prisoners of their own ideologies. […]
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Participation and enrolment, Students, Tuition and student fees, Universities and the academic mission
“And some, I assume, are good people”: US international student recruitment and neo-racist nativism
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of international students enrolled at Canadian colleges and universities had steadily increased in recent years. […]
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Collective bargaining, Equity and social justice, Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization
Indigenization through collective bargaining: Lessons and ideas for academic staff associations
Introduction In June 2020, members of the Brock University Faculty Association (BUFA) ratified a new collective agreement that contained important contract provisions […]
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University of Windsor’s Delta Chi fraternity under investigation for racism in student chat rooms
The University of Windsor has come under increased scrutiny as it has been revealed that student members of the Delta Chi fraternity, […]
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