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Discovering Congress Expo… one exhibitor at a time
Jessica Clark, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences As the coordinator of the Congress Expo, I have the unique privilege of getting to find out which exhibitors will be taking part in the Expo one at a time. As the contracts roll in, the...
SSH News: Humanities Perspectives, FPACarleton Critical Panel Discussion, Imagining Canada’s Future
Humanities on the defensive? Yes. No. Maybe. One thing is for sure, this week has featured insightful reads on the value-added of education and training in the humanities, including: Move over, Stem: why the world needs humanities graduates (The...
Counting down the days to Congress 2014 at Brock University
Jack N. Lightstone, President and Vice-Chancellor, Brock University We’re now less than 70 days away from the kick off of Congress 2014 at Brock University. As the days get closer, we’re preparing to showcase Brock’s research and creative communities...
SSH News: Innovation, Humanities in the Digital Age, Big Data
Last Saturday was International Women’s Day, so it’s only fitting to share that ideas can be… smart and beautiful! “For years now, the call for more real-looking models to be used in clothing ads has been echoed by women around the globe. A San...
Building a stronger future for Canadian children and youth through social innovation
David J. Phipps, Executive Director, Research & Innovation Services, York University On February 24, 2014 ResearchImpact-RéseauImpactRecherche (RIR) and Senator Kelvin Ogilvie co-hosted an event demonstrating the impact of social sciences and...
Transformations in graduate education: the future of the PhD
Does anyone think the current PhD training in Canada is perfect? If so, they are a quiet minority; re-imagining PhD training is one of the hottest topics in higher education policy. For example, the most popular post last year on University Affairs’...
In celebration of books
Dominike Thomas, University of Ottawa Press Every year in elementary school, my classmates and I would hop on a yellow school bus and travel what seemed so far—all the way across the river!—to attend the Salon du livre de l’Outaouais. It was special...
Une presse universitaire en cavale
Lara Mainville, Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa Les PUO au SLO… Loin d’être un amalgame d’acronymes indigestes, ce slogan informel témoigne d’une volonté d’abattre les tours d’ivoire, de s’aventurer au-delà du campus universitaire pour aller à...
Moving beyond boundaries at Congress 2014
The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, along with our sponsors, are proud to host eight top-flight speakers and thinkers as part of Congress 2014’s Big Thinking lecture series. Our Big Thinking speakers will present forward-thinking...