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In my opinion

BY MICHAEL BAIRD | NOV 12 2014

The root of the problem is that too much government funding is going to those who don’t teach.

BY GARY BARRON | NOV 12 2014

When it comes to public talk of rankings, it’s a matter of playing at games to gain reputation and engage in advocacy.

BY ADAM CHAPNICK | NOV 05 2014

In the humanities, the student audience is the scholar’s largest and most important.

BY PEARCE J. CAREFOOTE + DEBORAH WHITEMAN | OCT 22 2014

Why special collections can be transformative to the student.

BY DAVID CRANE | OCT 15 2014

A new form of collaboration is evident in applied research institutes in Ontario.

BY JOSEPH HALBERSMA | OCT 08 2014

The upcoming program reform represents an immense opportunity for those who are still reeling from SSHRC’s 2009 decision to carve out new success at CIHR.

BY GAVIN MOODIE | OCT 01 2014

While digitization changes the role of libraries and perhaps of scholars’ relations with text, is has so far not changed the way people learn.

BY GILLES PATRY | SEP 17 2014

Let’s continue to raise the bar on science research.

BY ELIZABETH FLYNN-DASTOOR | SEP 10 2014

Students need social supports.

BY JOHN OSBORNE | SEP 10 2014

Part two of John Osborne’s response to Tim Pettipiece’s article on sessionals.

BY JOHN OSBORNE | SEP 04 2014

The dean of Carleton University’s faculty of arts and social sciences department responds to Tim Pettipiece’s article on sessionals.

BY TIM PETTIPIECE | SEP 03 2014

A shift in the way academics are hired has created a long, lost generation.

BY BRENT EPPERSON | AUG 20 2014

The move towards corporate governance threatens creative thinking at the time we need it most.

BY JODY GORHAM + BARBARA ROBERTS | AUG 06 2014

If you want to reach all your students, read this.

BY SHARI GRAYDON | JUL 23 2014

If you think your research is worthy of attention, are you doing all you can to make sure it has the best opportunity to make a difference?

BY GAVIN MOODIE | JUN 25 2014

Reforms probably won’t be as sweeping as the coalition conservative government would like.

BY JANICE ALLEN | JUN 11 2014

Grad-student parents need better institutional support.

BY ERIC HEHNER | MAY 21 2014

The referee system needs to be changed, and the solution is simple.

BY JEAN-PAUL ADDIE + ROGER KEIL | MAY 07 2014

The city-university link is critical to the restructuring of higher education institutions.

BY MARC SPOONER | APR 30 2014

How the ‘audit culture’ is ruining the academy and harming society in the process.