Looking back and looking forward In 2014, Academic Matters marked the 50th anniversary of its publisher, the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty [...] The post Editorial Matters appeared first on Academic Matters ..read more

Researcher Carol Anderson looks back at a tumultuous decade in the history of Ontario’s universities—and OCUFA’s role in its ups and downs. [...] The post OCUFA at 60: Protecting good jobs and public education appeared first on Academic Matters ..read more

As OCUFA celebrates 60 years of raising key issues affecting faculty, academic librarians, and academic professionals, President Nigmendra Narain explores the state [...] The post How to reject a broken system appeared first on Academic Matters ..read more

Over the past ten years, equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigenization have become much more common in university strategic plans, curriculum development, and [...] The post Envisioning a new era for equity work on campus appeared first on Academic Matters ..read more

Law firm Koskie Minsky LLP advised OCUFA on the impact of the unprecedented corporate bankruptcy proceedings undertaken by Laurentian University in February [...] The post OCUFA, Laurentian and the First (and Last) CCAA Proceeding in the University Sector appeared first on Academic Matters ..read more

How do queer international students in small Canadian cities navigate the intersection of their queer identities with their cultural backgrounds and the [...] The post Transglobal Queer Identities: LGBTQ+ International Students in Small Canadian Cities appeared first on Academic Matters ..read more

We tell stories to make sense of our lives. The stories we tell shape the ways we see ourselves and interact with [...] The post University-Community Partnerships: Maintaining or Challenging the Status Quo? appeared first on Academic Matters ..read more

International education is at a crossroads. International students in Canada have found themselves at the centre of many political and cultural arguments over the past few years. It’s easy to assume what their stories are, how they feel, and what they want from a Canadian educational experience. It’s more difficult to dig deeper and discover what’s going on under the surface. As the experts in this issue will show, it’s imperative to examine the systems that brought us here in order to understand the impact of this current moment and how to build a better future for students, faculty, and staf ..read more

The stories of international students and the policies that brought them to Canada are headline news. But international education wasn’t always at the forefront of Canada’s reputation abroad. Roopa Desai Trilokekar, a scholar of international education, explains the shifts in an interview with Academic Matters. How did you become interested in studying international education? I was an international student in the United States in the 1970s for seven years, and when I went back to India after my studies, I worked with the United States Education Foundation, which did binational educational ex ..read more

As international students become an integral part of the Canadian postsecondary education landscape, Soma Chatterjee asks: How did immigration, labour markets, and education get tied together, and how can we untangle their influence to improve student conditions? This piece originally appeared on the Academic Matters website. It has been updated to reflect the recent policy changes to the international higher education program. For the 2023-24 year, most arts and science programs at Toronto’s York University and Toronto Metropolitan University charge international students ..read more