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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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Trading tenure for Timbits
Everything you didn’t know about relocating to Canada.
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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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MDPI Toronto Summit 2026: Bringing together leaders to shape the future of scholarly publishing
Highlights, key discussions, and insights from two days of collaboration, innovation, and open dialogue across leaders within the global research community.
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Meet Kevin McCormick, Founding President of the Canadian Institute for Human Rights and Global Health
Bringing capacity to global engagement.
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From business journalism to entrepreneurial support
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A question of identity
Unpacking the challenge of Indigeneity in higher education.
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It’s time for Canada to adopt open access for taxpayer-funded research too
The new, bold position of the U.S. government should be a wake-up call to the changing environment of Canadian academia.
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It is time to make teaching-stream faculty count
A survey of primarily teaching math faculty reveals the need for standardization to strengthen and support these integral contributors to undergraduate education.
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Should university instructors disclose mental health conditions? It’s complicated
The choice about whether or not to disclose a mental health condition to colleagues or managers, or to share a personal mental illness story with students, includes a number of complex factors.
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Funding disparities are pushing Canadians to enrol in U.S. doctoral programs
Canada’s graduate student stipends are “very low and tough to live off of,” one Canadian PhD candidate at Yale says.
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Why it’s wrong to blame online learning for causing mental health issues during COVID-19
Focusing on online learning as the problem means lost opportunities to identify solutions and supports for student well-being, which could then be designed into online, in-person or mixed forms of learning.
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Beyond doomism and solutionism in response to climate change
Students need to be supported to develop stamina, resilience, and intellectual and relational rigour to face the complex challenges ahead.
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The compassionate leader in the post-pandemic university
Festina lente: the new leadership agenda for higher education.
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We can do a better job of welcoming displaced students and scholars
Strategies are needed to overcome structural barriers.
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Now is the time to address chronic underfunding
Our collective future, as well as that of future generations, depends on adequately funding higher education.
