May 2016

Whose university is it anyway?

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Editor Matters: Whose University is it anyway?

Graeme Stewart

The past few years have seen university governance jump from relative obscurity and into the headlines. How universities are run is suddenly […]

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Obscuring transparency and silencing dissent

Root Gorelick

An account of attacks on openness and deliberation by someone at the centre of the governance controversy.

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Lessons from the eye of the storm: Chakmagate and Western University

Alison Hearn and Vanessa Brown

The controversy around presidential pay at Western proved to be a flashpoint for taking back control.

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Community on campus: A partner-ship for a more inclusive university

Stuart Kamenetsky and Christina Dimakos

An innovative program at the University of Toronto Mississauga allows individuals with intellectual disabilities to experience university life.

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Faculty awaken to the university governance crisis in BC

Mark Mac Lean and Michael Conlon

The resignation of Arvind Gupta reveals worrying trends and damaging ideas about Canadian university governance.

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Defending collegial governance at Brock University

Larry Savage

The successful campaign against admin overreach at Brock University carries lessons for faculty everywhere.

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Questioning the quality of the quality assurance process in Ontario’s Universities

Donald Wiebe

The case of the Toronto School of Theology raises serious questions about the misuse of quality assurance processes in the province.

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