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Digital politics in the age of AI
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Description | About the guest | Fenwick Mckelvey in the news | Transcript | Follow us Description In this episode, we’re exploring the ever-growing impact of artificial intelligence on digital politics and media...
Understanding the roots of extremism in Québec
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Description | About the guest | Frédérick Nadeau in the news | Transcript | Follow us Description Is the rise of radical groups in Québec and across Canada an isolated phenomenon, or the mirror image of a worrying...
A Personal Account of Integrating the Federation Blog while Teaching Diverse University Students
Dolana Mogadime, Brock University, Member of the Federation’s Equity and Diversity Steering Committee One cannot help but notice when walking through the corridor of a university setting that the student body attending Canadian institutions is...
The Hill Times recognizes ASPP-funded books in Top 100 list
Last week, the Hill Times published its list of Top 100 Best Political, Government, Public Policy and Canadian History Books in 2012. Of the 100 books on the list, 23 are ASPP-funded books, including two which were selected in the Editors’ 25 Picks...
News from the social sciences and humanities: Summits on Higher Education, MOOCs and royal babies
Milena Stanoeva Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Over the past several weeks, the Parti Quebecois held its pre-Summit on Higher Education panels to discuss funding for the province’s universities. Upon taking office in September, the...
Disability in the Canadian Academy
James Deaville, Carleton University, Member of the Federation’s Equity and Diversity Steering Committee According to the revised version of the Ontarians with Disabilities Act from 2005 (originally drafted in 2001), “disability” means, (a) any degree...
What we talk about when we talk about reconciliation
Ashok Mathur, Thompson Rivers University, Member of the Federation’s Equity and Diversity Steering Committee As the momentum grows around the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Indian Residential Schools, with upcoming national events in 2013 in...
News from the social sciences and humanities: Big Thinking in the news
Milena Stanoeva Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Several of our Big Thinking speakers from the past two years have been making waves in different publications this week. On Thursday, Dilip Soman (pictured) spoke about financial...
Gender and academe: Council of Canadian Academies releases report on women researchers
Milena Stanoeva Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Yesterday, the Council of Canadian Academies released its report on women’s representation in Canadian universities and the particular challenges that female academics face. The report...