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Reflections on the Changing BA
The Canadian BA is surely but subtly transforming before our very eyes, as Antonia Maioni points out in a thoughtful op-ed in The Globe and Mail this week. The program from which I graduated at the University of Toronto more than 25 years ago is a...
Beyond science, can one size of OA fit all?
This post originally appeared on ScienceOpen.com on September 15, 2014. The ScienceOpen team are pleased to announce some changes to facilitate the spread of Open Access publishing beyond the sciences, its traditional strong-hold. To encourage those...
Pre-budget 2015 submission: Investments in research, scholarships, social innovation and Aboriginal students
Each year, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance asks Canadians to identify their priorities for the upcoming federal budget. In response, the Federation puts forward recommendations pertaining to the social science and humanities...
Making schools better for LGBT: Homophobia and transphobia lessons
Rebecca Haskell, BC Society of Transition Houses and Brian Burtch, Simon Fraser University Guest Contributors In recent weeks there has been increasing media attention given to the suicides of young lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth in Canada...
How do we talk about the Liberal Arts?
Ryan Saxby Hill Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Several hundred researchers, educators and students gathered at St. Thomas University from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1-2 to discuss the future of the liberal arts. For St. Thomas...
Don't be fooled by "innovation nostrums"
Yesterday's Globe and Mail contained an op-ed by David Naylor (President, University of Toronto) and Stephen Toope (President, University of British Columbia). Outlining seven "innovation nostrums," they argue that Canada's productivity gap can't be...
"Our Greatest Possible Resource"
“A degree will help you get ahead” – so many young Canadians have been told. But with crippling debt and high tuition costs, the cost of getting post-secondary education can become higher than the benefits. And, as Roseann O’Reilly Runte points out...
Excellence and Equity: Here we go again
Cressida Heyes, University of Alberta Guest Contributor On May 17, Industry Minister Tony Clement announced the appointment of 19 Canada Excellence Research Chairs to Canadian universities. This new program aims to recruit the elite of the...
Teaching Equity Matters: How far will you go?
Carol Schick, University of Regina Guest Contributor How do you teach anti-oppressive education? In this blog I want to share my experiences teaching in the justice-oriented Summer Institute. I want to elaborate on the processes and rationale of the...