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Meet the recipients of the 2021 Congress Graduate Merit Awards - June 2
Nominated by member scholarly associations of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, the 2021 Congress Graduate Merit Awards recognize exceptional graduate students who will be presenting their work at the Congress of the Humanities...
Meet the recipients of the 2021 Congress Graduate Merit Awards - June 1
Nominated by member scholarly associations of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, the 2021 Congress Graduate Merit Awards recognize exceptional graduate students who will be presenting their work at the Congress of the Humanities...
Companies Need to Get Off the Defensive When it Comes to Cancel Culture, Researcher Says
Today’s cancel culture has corporations of all sizes reacting quickly to avoid online controversy of any kind. But if they cast their net too wide – implementing broad, defensive policies and regulations designed to protect their brand at all costs –...
Academic Cheating Has Skyrocketed in Canada Amid Pandemic, Leaving Post-Secondary Students Vulnerable
With academic cheating on the rise during the pandemic – and some universities reporting an increase in cases as high as 38 per cent – now is the time for Canada to take action, not only to sanction students but also to protect them. That’s the...
Vast Majority of Canadian Women Still Live in Fear of Violence, Regardless of Age, Race, Class, Education or Marital Status: Study
Despite strides made by the #MeToo Movement and recent changes to legislation, Canadian women continue to live in deep rooted fear of rape, sexual harassment or physical violence, and worse, believe they’ll be judged for doing something wrong if it...
Amid Growing Concern over Learning Loss Due to the Pandemic, Researchers Say it’s Time for Kids to Be Teachers and Teachers to be Learners
As concern over learning loss among Canadian students mounts due to unprecedented time away from school, there is one lesson we can all take away from the events of the past year: given the chance to use technology with proper guidance, kids can do...
Kids Care about Their Online Privacy as Much as Adults Do and Want it Protected, Researcher Says
Contrary to popular belief, youth value their privacy and are disturbed that online platform providers collect their information and steer them towards specific digital content. That’s the finding of a recent study led by Kara Brisson-Boivin...
Robots Aren’t Replacing Instructors – Yet, But AI Does Have an Important Role to Play in Post-Secondary Education, says Expert
There’s a new generation of ‘instructor’ making its way into post-secondary education that’s available 24 hours a day, answers questions in an instant and can provide real-time guidance on assignments: artificial intelligence. Instead of fearing the...
Toronto’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Demonstrates Racism is Alive and Well in Canada, Expert Says
If you’re among the one in three Canadians who still don’t believe racism is a serious problem in our country, you don’t have to look further than our response to the COVID-19 pandemic for proof that inequity remains deeply rooted here. Dr Frances...