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‘Disability’ Policy and Equity in Higher Education
Emily Hutcheon, University of Calgary Guest Contributor This entry is part of a collaborative series on disabilities between the Federation’s Equity Issues Portfolio and the Canadian Disability Studies Association/ Association Canadienne des Études...
National Strategy on Inuit Education announced
On June 16, Canada’s Inuit leaders unveiled a national education strategy aiming to improve the educational experiences of Canadian Inuit youth – 75% of whom do not finish high school. Developed by a committee of Inuit leaders chaired by Mary Simon...
On courage, social justice and policymaking
Janine Brodie, University of Alberta Guest contributor This entry is part of the Equity Issues Portfolio’s series featuring Trudeau Fellows and Trudeau Scholars. The following is an excerpt from a panel presentation delivered at the Trudeau...
Ableism, disability studies and the academy
Gregor Wolbring, University of Calgary Guest Contributor This entry is part of a collaborative series on disabilities between the Federation’s Equity Issues Portfolio and the Canadian Disability Studies Association/ Association Canadienne des Études...
Live from Worldviews in Toronto
I am attending the Worldviews Conference on Media and Higher Education in Toronto this week and the team here is running a live blog from the event. If you are interesting in following along with the proceedings, I've embedded the live blog here...
Making news at Congress 2011
Ryan Saxby Hill, Media Relations Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences If you happened to read a newspaper anywhere in Canada over the past two weeks, it’s likely that you got a taste of the research being presented at this year...
‘The truth about stories’: Yes, I am Aboriginal and I enjoy mathematics
Florence Glanfield, University of Alberta Guest Contributor This entry is part of the Equity Issues Portfolio’s series on Indigenizing the academy and Indigenous education. When people learn that I am of Aboriginal descent and that I enjoy...
Female leaders and the double bind: Why leadership styles that work for men might not work for women
Kara Arnold, Memorial University of Newfoundland Guest Contributor This blog post is part of the Federation Equity Issues Portfolio’s series marking the 100 th anniversary of International Women’s Day. The double bind is “a situation in which a...
Equity matters at Congress 2011
With Congress 2011 officially launching tomorrow at the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University in Fredericton, we're giving you a sneak preview of the Equity Issues content that will be going on throughout the week. Under the theme "...