academia

The chilling effect of a McGill University tweet on its scholars

University of Waterloo professor Emmett Macfarlane on why McGill’s public distancing of itself from a scholar is a problem

Webs Of Deception

Schooling liars

Academic cheaters and plagiarists may not prosper, but they are inventive

Students go to where the ‘Bucks’ are

Cambrian College is offering financial incentives to prospective students, starting in kindergarten

A celebration of Robertson Davies (on what would have been his 99th birthday)

Robertson Davies is a permanent fixture in the Canadian canon, yet today, at least among younger readers, he is sadly neglected.

The murky world of academic ghostwriting

Lawsuits are shedding light on dubious relationship between medical researchers and pharmaceutical companies

The murky world of academic ghostwriting

Lawsuits are shedding light on the dubious relationship between medical researchers and pharmaceutical companies

Whatever happened to tenure?

The backbone of today’s university is the ill-paid, overworked lecturer

Whatever happened to tenure?

The backbone of today’s university is the ill-paid, overworked lecturer

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Shooting rampage in Alabama – over tenure

Stress, isolation, anti-social problems not confined to students

McMaster names longtime academic as new president

Queen’s vice-president (academic) will succeed Peter George, Ontario’s highest-paid university pres

The dawning of an age

As the awkward socializing of Frosh Week ends, the real stuff beings

Academia, here I come!

Solving humanity’s problems, one researcher at a time