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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 […]
Higher education is striving to address problems such as access, inclusion, and elitism, but is a neoliberalist foundation undermining these efforts—or even the system itself? An online forum held on April 21, “Deconstructing Neoliberalism in Higher Education: How can we promote greater equity and re-professionalize the professoriate?” addressed this quandary.
Research from Loren Falkenberg and Elizabeth Cannon shows universities must “future proof” themselves, which happens when an institutional strategy is focused on the future while mitigating the impact of unforeseen events.
