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The challenge of reconciliation in one moment
For me, the most exciting, challenging and inspiring moment at the Federation’s Annual Conference last week came from a young woman who spoke from the floor. We had just heard a moving and thought-provoking talk from Wab Kinew, the acclaimed writer...
Why are we still debating diversity versus merit in 2015?
Canada’s first gender-equal cabinet is being celebrated by equality and diversity advocates but criticized by those who believe that using selection criteria like gender, race, or ethnicity violates merit. Those who trumpet merit believe that...
Congress 2016 will take a village: University of Calgary put its hosting skills on display and welcomed team from Ottawa for three days of planning meetings
Planning for the 2016 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences jointly organized by the University of Calgary and the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences officially kicked off on Sept. 28, 2015. UCalgary hosted 10 members from the...
Un avant-goût du Congrès 2016
Fraîchement débarquée sur le campus de la University of Calgary pour la Réunion de planification du Congrès 2016, mon regard se pose en premier sur les couleurs d’automne. Nous sommes le mercredi 30 septembre 2015 et des milliers de feuilles...
Congress 2016 – A taste of what’s to come
On arriving at the University of Calgary campus for the Congress 2016 Planning Meeting, I was immediately struck by the brilliant fall colours. It was Wednesday, September 30, 2015, and thousands of multicoloured leaves carpeted the beautiful grounds...
Back to school: What is the media saying?
As Media Officer at the Federation, I monitor “back to school” media every September to get a snapshot of what dominates current debates and conversations in the postsecondary education (PSE) sector, and what some of the biggest priorities and...
Stephen Toope: Reconciliation begins by closing the graduation gap
This op-ed was published in The Globe and Mail on August 31, 2015. As millions of Canadian young people gear up for a return to classrooms this fall, the “back to school” rallying cry is ubiquitous – in advertising, in media headlines and in...
We Are Coming Home: Repatriation and the Restoration of Blackfoot Cultural Confidence
We Are Coming Home: Repatriation and the Restoration of Blackfoot Cultural Confidence (Athabasca University Press) is an unusual book in the museum world – not only because it’s about the unconditional return of sacred objects, but also because five...
The Utility of History: Perspectives on International Development
Don’t say history doesn’t have the power to change the future. At Congress 2015, Historians of Humanitarian Aid held a panel on the "utility of history" in today’s development in the Global South. Jill Campbell-Miller of St. Mary’s University...