Social Science Space

A general assumption is that if a scholar studies religion, then it can only be because they have motives that are only partly scholarly. This is untrue, but the long shadow of theology unhelpfully hangs over us.

Despite the extraordinary circumstances of the last year, this year’s Student Academic Experience Survey, its results and recommendations are a great opportunity for higher education institutions to implement long-lasting change.

What can we as university professors and administrators, asks Stephanie Jirard, do to decisnormatize and decolonize our institutions?

During Pride month, SAGE Publishing (the parent of Social Science Space) hosted a panel discussion about the significance of LGBTQ+ narratives in higher education.

Academic freedom is widely championed as the foundation of a good university. It is seen as vital in speaking “truth to […]

Should student social media posts be punishable, even if they are made off-campus?

The times they are a-changin’ for higher education. Or so say a growing number of commentators. They see COVID-19 disruptions […]

“Free Universities: Putting the Academic Freedom Index Into Action,” a report released by the Global Public Policy Institute in March, works as part of an effort to put the Academic Freedom Index (AFi) into action.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacted a toll on academic freedom is several ways, in particular by restricting mobility and allowing for greater surveillance.

In the following Q&A, George Justice, an English professor and author of “How to Be a Dean,” explains the origin of tenure and the waning protections that it affords professors in the United States who have it.

An anthropologist, a biologist and a historian at the University of Guelph jointly held a summer online course on all aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a hit

While strides have been made for women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in seeking careers in science and engineering, as […]