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Embracing Econferences: a step toward limiting the negative effects of conference culture
One of the largest gatherings of scholars in the country will be moving online this year. Thousands of Congress 2021 attendees will not be flying or driving across Canada to the University of Alberta. Instead, they’ll be gathering virtually. Our...
Democracy in the classroom: Struggles for mental equilibrium, trust and knowledge
Recent events in the United States are a stark reminder of how currents of racist hatred and thinking can lurk, concealed in the privacy of people’s thoughts until called-upon or provoked. There are folks who maybe had the misfortune of being raised...
Universities and the George Floyd moment
Guest post by Temitope Oriola, joint editor-in-chief of African Security, associate professor at the University of Alberta, two-time Carnegie fellow, recipient of the Governor General of Canada Academic Gold Medal and president of the Canadian...
Guess who’s coming to dinner? That is, after you hire us.
Consider the following statements from search committee meetings at various universities involving racialized candidates. My purpose in sharing these statements is to raise questions about institutional commitments to hire Black faculty. “ Our first...
Perceptions of humanity and of membership: Two challenges of inclusion and exclusion in Canada
Saying "yes" to women experts: Informed Opinions advances women's expertise during a time of increased inequality
You may have read the headlines: women with children have been getting pushed out of the workforce due to childcare demands during the pandemic; women have been submitting fewer articles for publication in academic journals since the start of the...
Remarques de Gabriel Miller sur le rapprochement des francophonies canadiennes à travers la recherche et l'enseignement supérieur
Dans le cadre du Colloque virtuel de l’Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas) Les 6 et 7 mai 2020 En vue du Sommet de rapprochement des francophonies canadiennes, qui mènera à la prochaine politique du Québec en matière de francophonie...
We Must Tackle and Dismantle Systemic Racism and White Supremacy.
The exploitation, control and violence against Black people in the Americas is not a new phenomenon. We have seen the world of Black people worsen each day, month, year, decade, and century. The events of May 25, 2020 were another breaking point in...
Emma Donoghue: “We’re relying on the arts more than ever.”
On Tuesday, June 2, the Association for College and University Teachers of English (ACCUTE) will present the plenary Generation Gaps with renowned Irish novelist and scholar Emma Donoghue. This will be Donoghue’s very first digital lecture (apart...