To mark Global Goals Week, Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is releasing a new milestone report detailing the role played by its members in addressing climate change and supporting Canada’s transition to a low-carbon economy. “Are We Ready?”聽follows our commitment made last year to achieve net-zero emissions on college and institute campuses by 2050. The…
On September 20, the Honourable聽Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the launch of the CubeSats Initiative in Canada for STEM (CUBICS), a new opportunity for post-secondary professors and students to engage in a real space mission. CUBICS challenges teams to develop projects that help advance scientific knowledge in areas such as climate…
The 7th Annual Peace Week starts September 13th running until September 21st. Events will range from in-person at the 星空传媒视频 urban gardens to virtual & in person speakers, and workshops focused on the theme of Revolution & Metamorphosis. Check out the schedule, get registered, and join us once more! Revolution can often be associated…
Moving to Canada can provide many opportunities, but also comes with unique challenges for newcomers looking for meaningful employment. To better support newcomers, Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) launched聽Skills Enhancement for Newcomers, a two-year national initiative that will help newcomers develop the soft skills unique to Canadian workplaces, enhancing their employment profiles. The project is…
Canada has a long history of underperforming on measures of private-sector spending on research and development, and failing to capitalize on the commercial potential of scientific discoveries made in the country. And it has almost as long a history of coming up with government schemes intended to overcome those problems and turn Canada into an…
University Affairs 2022 Sept-Oct FEATURES Access denied The application process for international study permits is putting French-language universities at a disadvantage Innovation intervention After four years, the federal government’s billion-dollar superclusters are finding their feet, but they need more time. The business of sustainability In response to demand from students and industry alike, business schools…
I n 20 years of studying homelessness, Carol Kauppi has observed three disturbing trends: the number of people experiencing homelessness is growing, they鈥檙e more visible, and Canadians have become more accepting of the problem. 鈥淭hings have gotten worse,鈥� said Dr. Kauppi, who is director of the Centre for Research in Social Justice and Policy at…
Global聽poll of nearly 10,000 researchers reveals continued influence of bibliometrics in determining reputation and institutional ties Research citation scores and the prestige of journals in which academics publish remain highly important factors in how scholars judge each other despite international efforts to reduce their impact, a Times Higher Education survey of almost 10,000 academics has…
In June, universities across Ontario unveiled their new 鈥渄isconnecting from work鈥� policies in accordance with provincial legislation aimed at fostering healthier work environments. But faculty and administration alike are saying that on their own, these policies do nothing to upend the more deeply rooted issues that drive high workloads and burnout. 鈥淲hen you hire a…
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Criticisms of academic freedom miss the mark and risk the integrity of scholarship
September 22nd, 2022While academic freedom itself might sound like a unique notion, granting special tools or rights to specific professions is rather commonplace. In the era of today鈥檚 heated culture wars, the concepts of academic freedom and freedom of expression have become increasingly conflated. Divisive political debates around聽critical race theory,聽Qu茅bec鈥檚 Bill 32聽and talk of establishing 鈥渇ree speech…