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News from the social sciences and humanities
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences What is the value of an arts degree? This seems to be the central question of this week’s news round-up. The importance of the humanities and the skills afforded to students...
Education Matters: Confronting Homophobia and Transphobia in Schools
Brian Burtch, Simon Fraser University Guest Contributor This entry is part of the CFHSS’s VP Equity Issues series on issues related to LGBTQI2-S (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, questioning, intersex and Two-Spirited) peoples. Our awareness of...
Disability research, digital innovations and online activism
Filippo Trevisan, University of Glasgow Guest Contributor This entry is part of the CFHSS’s VP Equity Issues series on diversity, creativity and innovation / diversité, innovation et créativité. In 1980, disability scholar and activist Vic...
Wangari Maathai – living the life of an engaged scholar (1940-2011)
Jean-Marc Mangin, Executive Director, CFHSS I first met Dr. Maathai face to face in September 2009 for a working breakfast in New York. Later that day, she was scheduled to address the UN General Assembly summit on climate change as the lone voice...
News from the social sciences and humanities
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences TD Canada released a report on the value of a post-secondary education last week. Among other benefits, the report finds that Canadians with post-secondary education enjoy...
Differences Matter: Innovations and people with disabilities
Gregor Wolbring, University of Calgary Guest Contributor This entry is part of the CFHSS’s VP Equity Issues series on diversity, creativity and innovation / diversité, innovation et créativité. Innovation, according to Wikipedia, “generally refers to...
Diversity Should Power Science Research and Innovation
Scott E. Page, University of Michigan and Santa Fe Institute Guest contributor This entry is part of the CFHSS’s VP Equity Issues series on diversity, creativity and innovation / diversité, innovation et créativité. Scientific inquiry proceeds most...
Difference Matters: Diversity, Complexity and Innovation
Scott E. Page, University of Michigan Guest contributor This entry is part of the CFHSS’s VP Equity Issues series on diversity, creativity and innovation / diversité, innovation et créativité. Most people believe that innovation requires smarter...
Able People, Disabling World: Unequal Access to Water
Verlyn Leopatra, Jacqueline Noga and Emily Hutcheon, University of Calgary Guest contributors This entry is part of a collaborative series on disabilities between the Federation’s Equity Issues Portfolio and the Canadian Disability Studies...