SSH News: December 10, 2015

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December 10, 2015

 

Weekly digest of the most recent news from the humanities, social sciences and higher education. Un bulletin hebdomadaire des actualités les plus récentes des sciences humaines et sociales et de l’enseignement supérieur.

Humanities and Social Sciences | Les sciences humaines et sociales

Expectations run high for new government at science policy conference

December 9, 2015 | University Affairs

Can social science still be used as a foundation for public policy? On improving the reliability of evidence.

December 7, 2015 | Impact of Social Science Blog, LSE

Higher Education | L’enseignement supérieur

Students need meaningful data when choosing postsecondary education

December 7, 2015 | Universities Canada

Richard Wiggers – Wanted and coming: Solid, reliable and current info on life after PhD

December 8, 2015 | HEQCO Blog

Only 1 in 5 Canadians with PhDs land a tenure-track job in their field

December 4, 2015 | CBC Radio

An encouraging Speech from the Throne for Canada’s colleges and institutes

December 7, 2015 | Colleges and Institutes Canada

Canadian Tuitions Among World's Highest, OECD Study Finds

December 5, 2015 | Huffington Post

‘Practically free’ university is changing lives

December 4, 2015 | The Globe and Mail

Why colleges and increasingly being seen as the smart choice

November 30, 2015 | Maclean’s

Carleton's board of governors a free speech battleground

November 30, 2015 | Ottawa Citizen

Equity and Diversity | L’équité et la diversité

Q&A: Murray Sinclair: Time to right the wrongs of the past on First Nations education

December 7, 2015 | Toronto Star

Polytechnique massacre: Lives forever changed

December 6, 2015 | Montreal Gazette

Will truth bring reconciliation? Justice Murray Sinclair says not without education

December 6, 2015 | CBC Radio

Pour une école moins blanche

4 décembre 2015 | Le Devoir

Open Access and Publishing | Le libre accès et l’édition

Creative Commons hits 1 billion licences for free usage

December 8, 2015 | CBC News

Open Library of Humanities aims to ‘flip’ journals to open access

December 3, 2015 | Times Higher Education

The Business of Open Access: Collaborating on a Way Forward

November 26, 2015 | CSPC