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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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Responding to the global displacement crisis
A role for Canadian universities?
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Making the Canada Research Chairs our next major project
Expanding the CRC program is the best path to attract talent, build research capacity and raise Canada’s international profile.
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The viewpoint diversity debate in Canadian universities
Taking free inquiry seriously means rejecting unverified crisis narratives.
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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
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Let’s make plant-based foods the default on campus
A ‘default veg’ position on campus food is one way that universities can respond to the climate crisis.
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Why a PhD fast-track can be a bad idea
Earning a doctorate earlier may sound attractive, but there’s value in completing a master’s degree first.
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The war in Ukraine shows how libraries play a vital role in challenging disinformation
They have a responsibility to teach users how to evaluate the credibility and validity of information.
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Copyright advocacy and reform update in 2022
More voices need to be heard in this debate.
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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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Sustainable science: the future of high-quality research
The scientific community needs to talk about the sustainability implications of our research practices and start implementing approaches to minimize our professional carbon footprint.
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Carnegie Mellon’s ill-considered damage control
What the university could have done better to protect academic freedom after a professor’s controversial tweet went viral.
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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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Truth and reconciliation in 2022
As an academic community, we have a responsibility to teach this country’s history and invite cordial debate on Indigenous realities.
