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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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The Slow Professor ages well
The recently published 10th anniversary edition adds new material to this classic text.
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The Mintz Report is wrong on EDI
Demanding ‘institutional neutrality,’ Alberta’s report on the post-secondary system risks silencing equity.
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Narrative CVs put researchers front and centre
New format is a vast improvement over the old Canadian Common CV.
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Meet Kevin McCormick, Founding President of the Canadian Institute for Human Rights and Global Health
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Universities need to revisit their founding stories
Indigenous histories often go unrecognized in institutional university memories.
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Criticisms of academic freedom miss the mark and risk the integrity of scholarship
While academic freedom itself might sound like a unique notion, granting special tools or rights to specific professions is rather commonplace.
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Students returning to campus want the ‘university experience’ missed during COVID-19
Universities need to offer planned socializing for students who entered programs after 2020 and are less likely to know other people in their cohort.
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The precarious worklife of sessional instructors
We’re passionate about what we do but find ourselves at the mercy of a broken system.
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Bridging the gap between science and policy
It’s critical that students be taught how to share research findings with policymakers.
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Do you have what it takes to be a dean?
While you don’t necessarily need all these attributes, they definitely help if you are considering an administration role.
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How climate storytelling helps people navigate complexity and find solutions
For a consumer, for instance, making the switch to an electric vehicle is a difficult decision.
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Academia needs public academics
Traditional academics deepen knowledge, public academics expand it.
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The downside of Canada’s addiction to international student money
High tuition filters out poor but often academically qualified students from other countries.
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So you’re an academic ham: three suggestions for non-boring scholarly presentations
Sometimes you need to deeply embarrass yourself to grow.
