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Why Canadian academics shouldn’t boycott U.S. conferences
Show up in person and do good trouble instead.
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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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Getting research out of the lab: supporting the “Third Mission” of Canadian universities
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Universities must steer AI in the public interest
TMU provost calls for collective effort to apply ethics, human good to AI governance.
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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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Curiosity over canon
The benefits of research beyond methodological silos.
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What do universities owe the public?
Institutions of higher learning exist to serve the needs of society, from global to local.
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Beyond protection?
The impact of ethics sprawl on researchers at Canadian universities.
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Why should academic freedom protect ineffective teaching?
The status quo is in desperate need of change.
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Quebec launches network of reseach chairs in science diplomacy
Acting in the roles of diplomats and advisors, scientists can help solve pressing world problems, argues Quebec Chief Scientist Rémi Quirion.
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The Human Algorithm
As artificial intelligence reshapes the workplace, the most valuable skills aren't technical — they're fundamentally human.
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The tyranny of the average
Driven by statistics, AI homogenizes humanity and devalues outliers.
