Here is our list of the most interesting news articles about the humanities, social sciences and higher education from the past week:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Conference will pay for itself, University says | Video
January 16, 2015 | Leader-Post
Un congrès d’envergure en sciences humaines à Regina en 2018
16 janvier 2015 | Radio-Canada
Branding the Humanities for the Modern Public—and Congress
January 16, 2015 | National Journal
Cracking the code to economic success: social scientists are as vital as engineers
January 21, 2015 | The Guardian
Higher Education
Tracking the Elusive Ph.D. (subscriber content)
January 22, 2015 | The Chronicle of Higher Education
College Students Think They’re Ready for the Work Force. Employers Aren’t So Sure.
January 20, 2015 | The Chronicle of Higher Education
In an Evolving Career Landscape, How Should Colleges Prepare Students?
January 22, 2015 | The Chronicle of Higher Education
Grad students vote overwhelmingly to leave CFS
January 19, 2015 | McGill Daily
Canada's international education strategy one year later (subscriber content)
January 22, 2015 | Embassy
Coiteux juge les impacts des coupes acceptables
22 janvier 2015 | Le Devoir
Un nouveau p.-d.g. à la Fédération des cégeps
22 janvier 2015 | Le Devoir
Student kiss in university video sets tongues wagging
January 20, 2015 | CBC
Equity and Diversity
First Nation kids being short-changed, advocate argues
January 21, 2015 | CBC
New Report Finds a ‘Diversity Dividend’ at Work
January 20, 2015 | Wall Street Journal
Open Access and Publishing
Humanities Open Book: Unlocking Great Books
January 15, 2015 | National Endowment for the Humanities
University of California Press Introduces New Open Access Publishing Programs
January 21, 2015 | The Scholarly Kitchen
Our democracy relies on the quality of data in the public domain.
January 22, 2015 | The Impact Blog, LSE
Monographs have to adapt to keep a place in the future
January 22. 2015 | Times Higher Education
Research and funding
Government of Canada announces investment for university, college research overhead
January 19, 2015 | Government of Canada
Minister Holder announces investment in university infrastructure
January 20, 2015 | Canada Foundation for Innovation
2014 Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide now available
January 21, 2015 | SSHRC
Globe editorial: On snow, science and federal cuts to research funding
January 18, 2015 | The Globe and Mail