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It’s time to boycott U.S. conferences
As trade hostilities continue, we shouldn’t use taxpayers’ dollars to travel stateside.
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Mandatory retirement: the case in favour
Jamie Paris argues that guaranteed employment for life skews the age balance of the professorate while enabling the exploitation of early- and mid-career scholars.
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When misconduct moves on
Universities need a fair way to share serious misconduct findings across institutions.
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When misconduct disappears into university bureaucracy
Universities have procedures for misconduct, but too often lack the governance structures needed to see the patterns that emerge across sectors.
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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.
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From research to impact: How graduates transform society
A Université Laval study shows that most research-trained graduates contribute to innovation and act as catalysts for societal change.
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The race to reimagine higher education
How Canadian universities can lead the AI transformation.
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Training graduate students in research means investing in the future
Graduate research training shapes the thinkers, innovators and engaged citizens our society needs to address the defining challenges of the 21st century.
