SSH News: February 26, 2015

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26 février 2015

Here is our list of the most interesting news articles about the humanities, social sciences and higher education from the past week:

Higher Education

Adjuncts deem National Walkout Day a success

February 26, 2015 | Inside Higher Ed

Editorial: Compensating adjuncts fairly

February Issue | CAUT Bulletin

Nunavut prepares for ‘tsunami’ of youth, increases funding for education

February 25, 2015 | The Globe and Mail

Yves Bolduc quitte la vie politique: «c'est fini»

26 février 2015 | La Presse

Everest College closure no surprise to some who call it a scam

February 25, 2015 | CBC

Investing in post-secondary education pays off

February 23, 2015 | BC Newsroom

The Academy’s Dirty Secret

February 23, 2015 | Slate

Canada must release its ‘entrepreneurial genie’

February 23, 2015 | The Hill Times, AUCC

New Mitacs head has high hopes for Canadian innovation

February 23, 2015 | The Vancouver Sun

Which pays off more: Getting a university degree or investing the tuition money?

February 20, 2015 | Financial Post

Research and funding

Updated science strategy expands Harper government’s focus on innovation (subscriber content)

February 23, 2015 | The Hill Times

Research at Canada’s colleges a boon for business and social innovation (subscriber content)

February 23, 2015 | The Hill Times           

Irresponsible of feds to download funding of national research tools to universities (subscriber content)

February 23, 2015 | The Hill Times

Une recherche de moins en moins distincte

21 février 2015 | Le Devoir

La stratégie fédérale loin de faire l’unanimité

21 février 2015 | Le Devoir

Open Access and Publishing

The Secret to Big Data Success? Open Access

February 26, 2015 | Streetwise Journal

Statistics Canada chief pledges to fill jobs, wages data gap

February 25, 2015 | The Globe and Mail

Writers launch Canadian Authors for Indies Day

February 24, 2015 | Toronto Star

Open Social Scholarship in Canada

February 23, 2015 | Federation Blog

Equity and Diversity

Le Québec est-il vraiment un État interculturel?

25 février 2015 | Le Devoir

City's bilingualism policy not working, uOttawa professor says ahead of book launch

February 24, 2015 | Ottawa Citizen

Aboriginal literacy pilot project dramatically improves test scores

February 24, 2015 | CBC

Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont., to mandate indigenous learning

February 23, 2015 | CBC