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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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The Strengths Model
Quebec adopts a promising approach to promoting mental health in higher education.
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“Mission-driven” is not a bad word
When non-scientists help set research priorities, society can tackle big problems together.
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American recruitment in the Canadian academy: The case against
Hang on just a minute before we roll out the red-and-white carpet.
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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
A Moroccan BCDI 2030 Scholar committed to empowering women entrepreneurs.
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Questioning colonialism in university administration
We must shift our conceptions of leadership beyond the confines of individualist, transactional and hierarchal notions toward more complex, relational and collectivist ways that recognize Indigenous nationhood and knowledges.
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What do universities owe Canadians?
The higher education community must act as a guiding light as we return to more in-person activities.
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Academics facing potential censorship
How do we manage academic freedom, which should be unhindered, unrestricted and inviolable?
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What Canada can learn from Germany’s approach to research
On a recent tour of the European country’s universities and research institutes, we met North American academics who were drawn to much more than the apple strudel, wiener schnitzel and fine chocolate.
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‘Beware of oysters’ and other remedies for donor threats to academic freedom
Ultimately, the three best defences are good policies, good communication and good habits.
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Finding good papers in the age of social media and reduced travel
It is incumbent on scientists to make sure that the ‘loudest’ research isn’t the only stuff we read.
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Questioning the ethics of online proctoring
Instead of relying on a ‘technological fix,’ we need to ask what drives students to cheat in the first place.
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What the pandemic taught us: mental health is a necessary condition for learning
How a course on the science of learning evolved into the importance of mental health in academic skills development.
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Reflections on being racialized and Indigenous in student affairs
A recent CACUSS panel shed light on the realities that many racialized staff face.
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The relationship between the gender of presidents and institutional standing
Institutional mobility is key for women to move up in the academic leadership and prestige ladders.
