The Unbearable Whiteness of CanLit
Black writers are not marginal to our literature; they are our literature. So why aren’t they being taught?
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The Canadian Narrative about Slavery Is Wrong
Casting ourselves as the “saviours” of African American fugitives fits neatly into our national identity. But this country, too, was founded on exploitation
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How Universities Manage to Avoid Paying Writers for Their Work
A Supreme Court copyright ruling has amounted to institutionally sanctioned piracy
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Why Trump and Brexit Are a Golden Opportunity for Canadian Universities
World-class academics will soon be looking for new homes. Let’s make sure they move here
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With Trump, a New Case for Why the Humanities Still Matter
On studying the nature of truth in the age of alternative facts
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The Failure of the iPad Classroom
How technology is hurting students
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Campus Confidential
Where’s the line between accommodating disabled students and coddling them?
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When Tenure Never Comes
Academia has become a high-stakes gamble—and the losers can barely afford pants
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How to Pitch a Tent
Schooling new Canadians in the ancient art of camping
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Learning the Hard Way
Technology has a place in classrooms, but it shouldn’t be a crutch used by lazy professors
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