Laws that scrap diversity, equity and inclusion programs on campus are likely to result in less support for LGBTQ+ students, a psychology professor explains.
University of Ottawa Chancellor Claudette Commanda, left, helps fold the memorial cloth banner during a Remembering the Children event marking National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Sept. 30, 2023.
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‘Indigenization’ across departments implies the need for consultation with local Indigenous communities and a shift towards all departments and faculty recognizing we work on Indigenous lands.
A community event takes place on June 29 outside Hagey Hall at the University of Waterloo to focus on supporting one another and making everyone feel safe after an attack at the university earlier in the week.
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We need to care for those most affected, and consider both how we create safe work and learning environments, and how we de-escalate movements of misogyny, homophobia and transphobia.
Researchers in a survey said they don’t want to delay their tenure review but have the criteria for it shift.
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Faculty in a cross-country survey recommended modifying metrics used to gauge productivity to account for the differential impacts of the pandemic on women and racialized faculty.
A cross-Canada survey of university faculty found 68 per cent of females, compared with 32 per cent of males, reported family caregiver challenges in the pandemic.
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Professors in dynamic tech fields won’t stay in academia for three or four decades. The best scientists in the world should have the freedom to pursue their careers as they choose.
Do universities model the ethics they teach?
John Walker
Universities are places that teach ethics to students. But, on any given day, you can read about several university scandals. Do universities practice what they teach?
It’s an annual ritual, but commencement still has value.
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As students walk to receive their certificates on commencement day, what are the thoughts of their teachers who stood at the same place some decades ago? What has changed?