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Desire, disability, and the myths around intimacy
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Introduction | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Introduction Across healthcare, education, and advocacy, many assumptions about disability are being challenged and, in some cases, dismantled. Among them are...
Nourishing Black scholarship, nurturing collective joy
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Introduction | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Introduction Something remarkable happens when spaces are allowed to feel more human—when they are welcoming, grounded in care, and shaped with intention. When...
As global tensions rise, can Canada maintain its Women, Peace, and Security commitments?
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Introduction | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Introduction As global conflicts intensify, the federal government is being forced to make hard choices about security, defense spending, and values. These...
Shifts Happen
It is always nice to start the new academic year on a bit of a high, not always easy given enrollment challenges, coping with an election that has lasted longer than some prime ministerial terms, and being bombarded with Gradgrindingly Wente-esque...
Back to school: What is the media saying?
As Media Officer at the Federation, I monitor “back to school” media every September to get a snapshot of what dominates current debates and conversations in the postsecondary education (PSE) sector, and what some of the biggest priorities and...
Canadian social sciences and humanities community contributes knowledge and expertise to ongoing refugee debate
What had been growing for months as an international debate on countries’ obligations regarding refugees and migrants in the Middle East and Europe exploded as a discussion in our own country last week when news of the tragedy of three-year-old Aylan...
When big data meets the soul of culture: innovation for the future
The digital age is rapidly changing how scholars produce, share, analyze and preserve ideas. At Monday’s interdisciplinary symposium at Congress 2015, the changing nature of scholarly research with technology was the topic of discussion. One of the...
#MondeUniversitaire
Distractions ou bien outils de communication, les médias sociaux sont rarement considérés comme un outil de travail universitaire. Ces plateformes peuvent cependant être très utiles afin d’assurer la diffusion de la recherche académique. C’est dans...
Publishing and marketing your scholarly book
At Congress 2015, publishers from across Canada joined academics in a Career Corner panel discussion on publishing and marketing your scholarly book. The publishers spoke passionately about books and provided practical tips and advice, especially for...