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Programs that offer college in prison are becoming more prevalent. Scott Shymko via Getty Images

October 19, 2022

How college in prison is leading professors to rethink how they teach

The author of a book collecting the experiences of college professors who teach in prisons explains how they are changed by the experience.

In the 2018-2019 academic school year, 45.1% of professors at U.S. colleges and universities overall had tenure. Tom Werner/DigitalVision

June 18, 2021

Academic tenure: What it is and why it matters

George Justice, Arizona State University

Academic tenure – a system of job protections for university professors – came about in the early 20th century. Will it survive in the 21st century? A scholar weighs in.

Canadian universities need to reform the culture of the humanities so that careers outside the university are seen as just as valuable as tenure-track jobs. (Annie Spratt/Unsplash)

January 7, 2020

Humanities PhD grads working in non-academic jobs could shake up university culture

Paul Yachnin, McGill University

With the support of universities, PhD graduates working beyond the academy could bring their knowhow into PhD seminars or classrooms to help current students expand their career horizons.

The historic joint spacewalk of two female astronauts outside the International Space Station was thwarted because the station did not have space suits that fit both women. NASA

August 27, 2019

Diversity is indispensable to excellence: The Canada Research Chairs program

Malinda S. Smith, University of Alberta

Despite the hard evidence of the excellent benefits of gender, racial and other diversity on research teams, public criticism on the benefits of equity and diversity programs still exists.

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