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Results for the Federation’s Board of Directors elections

The results are in! This election marks a change in the Federation presidency. After completing her two-year term as President, Antonia Maioni will hold the position of Past-President until March 2016 and Stephen Toope ends his term as President...

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A short history and economics lesson for Kevin O’Leary

In a recent BBN interview, Kevin O`Leary offered unsubstantiated commentary about liberal arts degrees, and History degrees in particular. He stated: “…stop going for liberal arts degrees because it is useless”; “come out with a History degree, you...

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Ottawa, ma ville bilingue: une idée inachevée

Camille Ferrier qui s’est jointe l’été dernier à l’équipe du Secrétariat de la Fédération a partagé récemment ses réflexions sur le caractère bilingue de l’Université d’Ottawa, du Congrès 2015 et de la ville d’Ottawa elle-même. Il est rafraichissant...

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Elections are open for the Federation’s Board of Directors

Elections open today, Monday, February 2, 2015 for two positions on the Board of Directors of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. The open positions and candidates are: Director, Associations (2 open positions) Dawn Buzza...

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The magic of monographs: reading scholarly books for fun

Even without the onslaught of a hellish ice front and ear-snapping temperatures of -15 degrees, curling up with a good book can be a great way to spend the winter holidays. This winter, my sage-buds were tingling for a certain approfondissement about...

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Open Access and the Humanities, by Martin Paul Eve

When it comes to open access, it can sometimes feel like the humanities and social sciences are merely catching up to the progress made in science, technology and engineering disciplines. One of our goals at the Federation is to encourage the...