Here is our list of the most interesting news articles about the humanities, social sciences and higher education from the past week:
Higher Education
Union attacks University of Manitoba dean: University president says report is flawed
February 11, 2015 | Winnipeg Free Press
Performance funding: The burden of proof
February 11, 2015 | OCUFA
New immigration rules risk leaving international students behind
February 10, 2015 | The Globe and Mail
UBC divestment vote calls on university to end fossil fuel investment
February 10, 2015 | CBC
Opinion: McGill must divest its endowment fund of fossil fuels
February 10, 2015 | The Montreal Gazette
McGill et Concordia affirment que les exigences de Québec nuisent au recrutement
9 février 2015 | Le Devoir
China Tells Schools to Suppress Western Ideas, With One Big Exception
February 9, 2015 | The New York Times
The Rich Man’s Dropout Club: Whatever happened to the teenage entrepreneurs whom Peter Thiel paid to forgo college?
February 8, 2015 | The Chronicle of Higher Education
Equity and Diversity
OUSA Campaigns Against Gender Pay Gap, "Bachelorette Degree"
February 10, 2015 | CNW
Interactive: Campus sexual assault reports
February 9, 2015 | CBC
AUCC statement in response to CBC story on campus sexual assault
February 9, 2015 | AUCC
Eleven facts about the gap between First Nations and the rest of Canada
February 9, 2015 | The Globe and Mail
Paul Martin: Indigenous thought belongs in the classroom
February 9, 2015 | The Globe and Mail
Open Access and Publishing
Renaud-Bray bouscule le milieu des librairies (sur abonnement)
10 février 2015 | Le Devoir
U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Announces Public Access Policy
February 10, 2015 | The Scholarly Kitchen
Research and funding
Dr. Ted Hewitt Appointed President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
February 12, 2015 | SSHRC
Ted Hewitt nommé président du Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada
12 février 2015 | CRSH
Government of Canada supports over 75 science and engineering research teams
February 10, 2015 | NSERC
Le gouvernement du Canada appuie plus de 75 équipes de chercheurs en sciences et en génie
10 février 2015 | CRSNG