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AI in universities: the case in favour
Joël Blit argues integrating AI into curricula and pedagogy can make universities more human, not less.
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AI in universities: the case against
Ping Lam Ip and Andrea DeKeseredy argue generative artificial intelligence has no place in higher education.
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Universities participating in Canadian militarization: the case against
Henry A. Giroux argues that the militarization of Canadian universities threatens to transform institutions devoted to critical inquiry and democratic life into extensions of the warfare state.
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Canadian universities and the new defence imperative: the case in favour
Martin Maltais argues that Canadian universities must play a greater role in strengthening the country’s defence capacity while preserving academic freedom and scientific independence.
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EDI in admissions and hiring: the case against
Yves Gingras argues that ‘equity, diversity and inclusion’ bureaucrats are practicing the art of intellectual confusion.
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EDI in admissions and hiring: the case in favour
Malinda S. Smith argues that equity strengthens excellence in university hiring and admissions.
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Institutional neutrality: the case against
Jennifer S. Simpson argues that universities must eschew neutrality to advance democracy, ethics and the public good.
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Institutional neutrality: the case in favour
Mark Mercer argues that the academic ethos requires universities to remain neutral on issues of the day.
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Aligning curricula with the workforce: the case against
Mazen Guirguis argues that the university should return to its Socratic roots.
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Aligning curricula with the workforce: the case in favour
Matthew McKean and Valerie Walker argue that students aren't choosing between learning and work, so why should universities?
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Why some people succeed at university without being the ‘top students’
How to help students navigate the unwritten rules of the academy.
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When collegiality breeds contempt
As academics compete for scarce resources, collective decision-making can lead to abuse — but that’s no reason to dismantle the system.
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Feeling disillusioned? The Pope is on your side
Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI has much to say about the culture of profit, technocracy and competition pervading today’s universities.
