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Changing the subject in teacher education: Indigenous, diasporic and settler colonial relations
Martin J. Cannon, OISE/University of Toronto Guest Contributor This blog post is part of the Federation Equity Issues Portfolio’s ‘Transforming the Academy: Indigenous Education’ series, which will be the focus of the Portfolio’s programming at...
Relations with First Nations: Decolonization in the Canadian context
Mark Aquash, University of British Columbia Guest Contributor This blog post is part of the Federation Equity Issues Portfolio’s ‘Transforming the Academy: Indigenous Education’ series, which will be the focus of the Portfolio’s programming at...
Valuing a liberal arts education
Is a Bachelor of Arts degree enough? And how might it need to change? The Globe and Mail investigates in today's paper, exploring why students are feeling more pressure to continue their studies after completing a BA. The rise in graduate and...
Aboriginal Relations in Canada: The Importance of Political Reconciliation
Dale A. Turner, Dartmouth College Guest contributor This blog post is part of the Federation Equity Issues Portfolio’s ‘Transforming the Academy: Indigenous Education’ series, which will be the focus of the Portfolio’s programming at Congress 2011...
Welcoming 'visible minorities': Paradoxes of equity hiring in Canadian universities
Carl E. James, York University Guest Contributor If we were to scan the academic job ads of Canadian universities today, we would notice the following: After the description of the job, the required qualifications, and the application’s deadline, at...
Big Thinking: Dwayne Donald on Aboriginal-Canadian relations and educational priorities
On What Terms Can We Speak? Aboriginal-Canadian Relations as an Education Priority Last June, Chief Shawn Atleo made a passionate plea to all governments, education institutions and private organizations to support the Assembly of First Nations...
Federal Election 2011: First Nations, Inuit and Métis Issues and Candidates
Malinda S Smith, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Vice President, Equity Issues With a week to go, and early voting already underway, issues and priorities for First Nations, Inuit and Métis have received surprisingly little...
Annual report 2011
Federal Election 2011: An open letter on post-secondary education
Donna Palmateer Pennee, University of Western Ontario Guest Contributor “ Vote Mobs ,” originating with 700 students on the University of Guelph campus, indicate students are preparing publicly for election 2011. Where are the parallel faculty and...