Columns & Opinions

From the administrator's chair

The international student and the Canadian university: Part 1

March 8, 2010

Universities' concerted attention on the international education market extends back no further than the early 1990s.

In My Opinion

Sexual relations between students and faculty

January 10, 2000

A look at the sexual harassment policies at Canadian universities.

In My Opinion

We are the pros

March 8, 2010

A university’s character is the sum of its faculty and their work.

In My Opinion

A taxpayer view of university funding

March 8, 2010

It’s budget season in Canada.


Archive
It's All Academic
Intangible rewards

Answer these two questions to decide which committees to sit on.

February 3, 2010
In My Opinion
Improve the wheel, don’t reinvent it

Canada’s universities should build on what they’ve already created.

February 3, 2010
In My Opinion
Think again

Why PhD candidates should re-evaluate their career expectations and start considering work outside of academe.

January 20, 2010
From the administrator's chair
How it all got started

This is my first column, and the fact that I’m to give a perspective from an administrator’s chair led me to reflect on how I ended up in that chair in the first place.

January 6, 2010
In My Opinion
CAUT versus Trinity Western

Academic freedom or statement of faith? They’re both right.

January 5, 2010
It's All Academic
Stuck in the status quo

Over and over we’ve been reading and hearing laments about the sad state of university funding in Canada.

November 25, 2009
The wrong way to fund university research

Concentrating research funding in the largest institutions may not be the most productive model for Canadian research

November 25, 2009
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