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What are universities really for and why does it matter now?
A review of Knowledge Under Siege: Charting a Future for Universities, University of Regina Press, 2026.
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Universities must lead in addressing the growing mental health crisis
Change requires a broad and inclusive approach to integrating wellbeing throughout campus life.
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Using human agency principles to support unprecedented decision-making in higher education
Reframing rear-view thinking to create a fair, inclusive and transformative future.
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Prof pas prof, j’y vais: under AI’s spell
Shining a humorous light on some of the tasks that academics deal with on a regular basis.
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Placements, police and prisons: a response from Carleton criminologists
The decision by the Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice to end undergraduate placements with police and prison authorities is not ‘academic isolationism’ but a measured response to injustice.
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5 recommendations from teaching centres to teaching centres to help faculty shift online
Ensuring equitable and quality education, as well as effective and efficient evaluation of student learning are among the imperatives identified for this disrupted academic year.
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Can ‘ultimate mastery’ act as a framework toward achieving a flow state?
The idea of successive iterations across stages of development is not incongruent with the concept of mastery, and one might expect that further iterations drives greater competence.
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Carleton U, the police, and the new academic isolationism
The decision by Carleton University criminologists to eliminate student placements with police and correctional services is ill-advised.
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Speaking out on the inequities in academia
In order to disrupt ongoing gendered discrimination, it is critical that we expose it. This is not always easy.
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The problem with argumentative writing
The argumentative essay – the gold standard of persuasive writing – may be a better measure of good rationalization than good critical thinking.
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Academic freedom and the N-word
Just because professors may say the N-word doesn’t mean they should.
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6 ways universities are being put to the test by coronavirus
Distinguishing a unique sense of place within a common virtual space of online learning will require significant investment.
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Tales from the Zoom
A professor who loves the classroom goes online – and finds its virtues.
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How to mobilize and sustain EDI change in the academy
Efforts to address issues of equity, diversity and inclusion require leadership, good governance and accountability.
