Here is our list of the most interesting news articles from the humanities, social sciences and higher education from the past week:
Humanities and Social Sciences | Sciences humaines et sociales
The war on brains
January 26, 2015 | Toronto Star
The rise of the medical humanities
January 22, 2015 | Times Higher Education
The Social Science of Medicine
January 22, 2015 | Project Syndicate
Valediction for the Liberal Arts
January 27, 2015 | Inside Higher Ed
Where have all the English majors gone
January 26, 2015 | Inside Higher Ed
Low-enrolment programs may need to share: Bjornson
January 23, 2015 | Winnipeg Free Press
Higher Education | Éducation supérieure
Fusions de départements à l'Université de Montréal
24 janvier 2015 | La Presse
A Day Without Adjuncts
January 27, 2015 | Inside Higher Ed
New study shows strong labour-market outcomes for university grads
January 21, 2015 | University Affairs
Study: Career decision-making patterns of Canadian youth and associated postsecondary educational outcomes, 2000 to 2010
January 27, 2015 | Statistics Canada
Why are so many college students failing to gain job skills before graduation?
January 26, 2015 | The Washington Post
Post-secondary funding to align with in-demand jobs
January 26, 2015 | BC Newsroom
Fossil fuel divestment fever hits UBC and other Canadian campuses
January 25, 2015 | Vancouver Observer
Equity and Diversity | Équité et diversité
Ottawa failing to include First Nations in key employment data
January 23, 2015 | The Globe and Mail
Winnipeg to launch website seeking ideas on eliminating racism
January 27, 2015 | CBC
Open Access and Publishing | Libre accès et édition
Damage from cancelled census as bad as feared, researchers say
January 29, 2015 | The Globe and Mail
Access to information ultimate form of democracy (subscriber content)
January 26, 2014 | The Hill Times
Ask The Chefs: What Do You Think Will Have The Biggest Impact On Scholarly Publishing In 2015?
January 29, 2015 | The Scholarly Kitchen
ProQuest, University of Michigan Library and Bodleian Libraries Provide 25,000 Early Modern Books as Open Access Text
January 27, 2015 | PR Newswire
Research and Funding | Recherche et financement
Federal science, technology, innovation strategy 'mostly stale air' (subscriber content)
January 22, 2015 | The Hill Times
Québec ne doit pas faire de coupes dans la recherche, clame l’INRS
24 janvier 2015 | Le Devoir