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By Robin Vose Pandemic-related questions are causing many of us to lose sleep these days. “What will happen in the Fall? What if students can’t, or won’t, come back in sufficient numbers? How will I do my academic work properly […]

By Shiu-Yik Au The COVID-19 pandemic has been a tumultuous time for both the health and wealth of all Manitobans. However, Premier Brian Pallister's and Mayor Brian Bowman's plans to reduce non-essential government spending during this pandemic — such as […]

By Honor Brabazon Universities’ move to ‘remote’ teaching in response to COVID-19 has been justified as an exceptional measure for unprecedented times. Faculty appreciate the privilege we have and are happy to do our part to keep students safe. However, […]

Like most streets in our cities, large and small, university and college campuses have been near empty for weeks. Staff and students had to quickly adapt to emergency remote teaching, leaving many frustrated and anxious. With the COVID-19 pandemic far […]

Paul W. Gooch University of Toronto Press, 2019; 256 pp; ISBN: 978-1-48752-356-5. By Howard A. Doughty Paul W. Gooch is president emeritus and professor of philosophy at Victoria University in the University of Toronto. This biographical detail is important. It […]

By Marc Spooner Like clumsily knocked over dominoes, one by one our provincial governments are tripping over themselves in their rush to impose under-developed and misguided performance-based funding schemes upon their post-secondary education sectors. As Alberta scrambles to meet its […]

Joan Wallach Scott. Columbia University Press, 2019; 184 pp; ISBN: 978-0-231-19046-6. By Robin Whitaker When Joan Wallach Scott was ten, her father was suspended for refusing to cooperate with an investigation into communist activity in the public school system. In […]

Joshua Hunt. Melville House, 2018; 304 pp; ISBN: 978-1-612-19691-6. By James Compton Beware of corporations bearing gifts. It’s most likely a Faustian bargain. That’s the core takeaway from Joshua Hunt’s University of Nike: How Corporate Cash Bought American Higher Education. […]