Bulletin Archive

Today, when the attacks against the free flow of people and ideas in the United States generate headlines, Canada is held up as a model of toleration, diversity and compassion. We proudly welcome Syrian refugees, and many Canadian universities have […]

  iStock.com / Oshi Like mothers throughout history, Turkish academic Elcin Aktoprak’s hopes and fears are many. “I am afraid for my son’s future the most,” she says. “The political situation in Turkey is unpredictable and although I am a […]

Like mothers throughout history, Turkish academic Elcin Aktoprak’s hopes and fears are many. “I am afraid for my son’s future the most,” she says. “The political situation in Turkey is unpredictable and although I am a political scientist, sometimes I […]

By James Compton I’m not much of a Twitter user. To be honest, I find the medium to be a promotional distraction. But a recent tweet did manage to grab my full attention. No, I don’t mean one of Donald […]

Tom Nichols. Oxford University Press, 2017; 240 pp; ISBN: 978-0-19046-941-2. By Scott McLemee A survey of 7,000 freshmen at colleges and universities around the country found just 6 per cent of them able to name the 13 colonies that founded […]

R.L. of Vancouver writes I have assigned ‘A’ grades to a narrow majority of students in a small, upper level class — a class populated with many bright students. The associate dean has approached me informally and suggested I reassess […]

The University of Manitoba Faculty Association was on strike for 20 days in November 2016. At the helm of their negotiating team for the seventh time was economics professor Robert Chernomas. Now president of the Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations, […]

By Jon Beasley-Murray, Francesca Cadel, James Ellis & Pablo Policzer Today, when the attacks against the free flow of people and ideas in the United States generate headlines, Canada is held up as a model of toleration, diversity and compassion. […]

iSTock.com / EmirMemedovski The popularity of social networking sites has created new opportunities not only for academics to engage with a larger public to talk about their research, but also for academic staff associations to connect with their members, the […]

iSTock.com / EmirMemedovski The popularity of social networking sites has created new opportunities not only for academics to engage with a larger public to talk about their research, but also for academic staff associations to connect with their members, the […]