Download the PDF In recent weeks, the research practices of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) have come under scrutiny by the media and members of Ontario’s higher education stakeholder community. On April 10, 2012, Jennifer Massey and Sean Field, both PhD candidates at Queen’s University, wrote a letter to Harvey Weingarten, President and CEO of [Read More…]
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Last week, several media outlets reported on a leaked document outlining Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Glen Murray’s plans for university reform. The report suggests that Ontario move to three-year undergraduate degrees, offer year-round university programming, and offer 60 per cent of courses online. OCUFA President Constance Adamson responded to these proposals in the [Read More…]
Passed in 2005, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act requires faculty associations with one or more employees to make every effort to insure their services are accessible to those with disabilities. In addition accommodating their employees who have disabilities, faculty associations are responsible for providing accessible services to faculty association members who have disabilities. Moreover, all employees and volunteers must [Read More…]
There is a great editorial in the Globe and Mail today concerning the relationship between teaching and research at Canadian universities. Written by Stephen Saideman, a professor of Political Science at McGill University, the article seeks to expose the false dichotomy in current debates about teaching in higher education. For many observers, research has become over-emphasized, and the quality of instruction has suffered. [Read More…]