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Antonia Maioni: Arts graduates are best prepared for the unexpected An op-ed by Federation president Antonia Maioni in The Globe and Mail challenges the notion of the outdated BA. Maioni reflects on the contemporary, cross-disciplinary BA which...

This post originally appeared on ScienceOpen.com on September 15, 2014. The ScienceOpen team are pleased to announce some changes to facilitate the spread of Open Access publishing beyond the sciences, its traditional strong-hold. To encourage those...

Professor Ummni Khan, Associate Professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University, is not one to shy away from “taboo” research topics. Her latest book, Vicarious Kinks: SM in the Socio-Legal Imaginary (University of Toronto...

Canada leads in higher education spending, according to the latest study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Times Higher Education writes: “Canada overtook the US as the biggest spender on tertiary education...

By Amy J. Ransom, Associate Professor of French at Central Michigan University Hockey is arguably the most identifiably Canadian cultural marker. We can take its national significance as a given considering that even the Prime Minister has found time...

Good news about employment and earnings for university grads University education is in the spotlight as students across Canada head back to school. A good news report from The Council of Ontario Universities (COU) confirms that university students...

Karen Diepeveen, Fédération des sciences humaines Chaque année, le Comité permanent des finances à la Chambres des communes demande aux Canadiens d’identifier leurs priorités dans le cadre du budget fédéral à venir. Pour y répondre, la Fédération...

Open Access and ASPP draft policy consultations It is not too late to submit your feedback on the Federation’s draft policy regarding Open Access in our Awards for Scholarly Publications Program (ASPP). More information on the policy and how you can...

By Karen Diepeveen The last few years have seen a lot of buzz around Open Access: its benefits, challenges, opportunities and obstacles. The granting councils have begun exploring Open Access for journals. For the Federation for the Humanities and...