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Academic Research vs. Political Propaganda: Lessons from the Fraser Institute’s Study of Minority-Language Education
In 2012 the Fraser Institute published a 138-page study entitled Official Language Policies of the Canadian Provinces: Costs and Benefits in 2006 […]
READ MOREDoing the PPP: A skeptical perspective
So-called “program prioritization processes” have been a hot topic at American and Ontario universities. But as Leo Groarke and Beverley Hamilton argue, the cost of PPP is much higher than many administrators realize.
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Academic Attention Deficit Disorder
At conferences I sit at the back of the room. I’m a people watcher, and from the back I can observe the […]
READ MOREAre the Stars Aligned? Will Canada finally create an international education strategy?
In its 2011 budget, the Government of Canada announced an allocation of $10 million over a two year period for the development […]
READ MOREThe Myth of the Academic Generation Gap: Comparing Junior and Senior Faculty in Canada’s Universities
It is commonly assumed that junior (pre-tenure) professors work much harder and have lower levels of job satisfaction than their more senior […]
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Coursera, or Socrates was not a Content Provider: The University of Toronto and Coursera Agreement
The Globe and Mail reported recently that the University of Toronto was the latest signatory to an agreement with Coursera, a Web-based […]
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Lost in Translation after Graduation?
What students do after leaving the academy can be impressive, surprising, and, as one department found out, useful for universities interested in improving the student experience.
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Corporatization and commercialization, Intellectual property, Libraries, Public policy, Teaching and learning, Technology
Copyright discourse in the academy: Values, policies, and technology
The university needs to appreciate better the intertwined relationship between values, policies, and technologies with respect to copyright issues.
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Access Copyright: University libraries give up on the copyright go-between
Access Copyright is much like the Blockbuster Video of Canadian university libraries. At one time, it seemed indispensable. Today, it’s almost obsolete.
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Ivory Tower Blues, the Sequel
The authors of 2007’s Ivory Tower Blues continue their exploration of a university system besieged and adrift.
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