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Education in Canada: The American Dream or the New Inequality?
The Canadian Sociological Association welcomed Dr. Terry Wotherspoon of the University of Saskatchewan to Congress 2022, for a presentation entitled Education in Canada: The American Dream or the New Inequality? Throughout the last two decades...
10 years after the ‘Maple Spring’: Legacies, strikes, and movements for change in the education system and beyond
Ten years ago on May 18, 2012, Bill 78 was passed in Quebec in response to the Maple Spring ( le Printemps érable) student strikes. This was an attempt to force students back to classes and limit their ability to protest, after months of strikes. To...
Social Sciences and Humanities at the Forefront: Leading High-Risk/High-Reward Interdisciplinary Research
Social Sciences and Humanities at the Forefront: Leading High-Risk/High-Reward Interdisciplinary Research brought together four scholars leading projects funded through the New Frontiers in Research Fund’s (NFRF) Exploration stream.
Navigating Your Career Transition: Insight and Advice for Black, Indigenous, and Racialized Graduate Students Searching for Careers with Purpose
At Congress 2022, eight Black and racialized scholars participated in a roundtable discussion on the challenges of succeeding in spaces not created for them, hosted by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies.
Transforming our Educational Systems: Responding to the TRC and Federation’s “Igniting Change”
At Congress 2022, the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education hosted an interdisciplinary session in collaboration with the Canadian Society for the Study of Education and the Canadian Sociological Association, titled Transforming our...
One Mind, One People: NEȾOLṈEW̱ and the radical reclamation of Indigenous languages
“Indigenous languages are filled with beauty, like great works of art…” said Onowa McIvor, Professor of Indigenous Education at the University of Victoria. “It is really a pedagogy of hope.”
Wanted: More Men to Help Prevent Gender-Based Violence in Canada
Gender studies expert Grace Skahan among leading line-up of speakers at Congress 2022, Canada’s largest humanities and social sciences conference, taking place virtually May 12-20
Federation EDID Progress Update
One year after the “Igniting Change” report, the Federation is pleased to share the progress that has been made in the areas of equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization.
The Human Factor Podcast: Gabriel Miller
Gabriel Miller is the President and CEO of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. He joins Cheryl Croucher on The Human Factor, a podcast that puts the social in science.