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Burnaby, Canada
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Community-engaged research can give a voice to marginalised people
Our biggest challenges cannot be resolved by ‘expert’ research alone – community knowledge is essential. Tara Mahoney and Scott Neufeld argue that researchers should let communities set the agenda
Adapt, evolve, elevate: ChatGPT is calling for interdisciplinary action
Our response to ChatGPT and its successors should be one that encourages open, interdisciplinary discourse and supports research investigating AI from every angle
Entice students back to the classroom with community quizzes
In this post-pandemic landscape, how can we encourage students to turn up to in-person classes and teach them how to learn together? Mark Lechner believes community quizzes are the key
Difference matters – and embracing it can change the world for all women
Joy Johnson reflects on her journey from inner-city hospital nurse to president of Simon Fraser University, and offers her advice on being a woman in leadership
What my students have taught me about being a teacher
Approach teaching as a collaboration between you and your students. Veselin Jungic looks back on what he’s learned
The comfort and joy of flipping the classroom
‘Tis the season to embrace the magic of a flipped classroom. Multidisciplinary educators offer their perspectives
For diverse communities to thrive, we need intersectional policies and practices
Inna Stepaniuk offers suggestions on how to design an inclusive and equitable campus
How can we encourage students to seek academic assistance ethically?
Following years researching paid academic support methods, Joel Heng Hartse suggests solutions that can help beat “academic help” companies at their own game
Transformative change is needed to deliver Earth-centred education
The time for incrementalism is over. As responsible humans and academic professionals we must radically rethink the purposes and processes of education and development
Why is self-reflection core to decolonisation and anti-racism in the academy?
To move beyond rhetoric, hollow commitments and well-intentioned one-time efforts, we must hold ourselves accountable, says a team from Simon Fraser University
Is working from home going to solve your work-life balance problems?
Commitment and good implementation are required from both institutions and individuals to make working from home a success, writes Brenda Lautsch
THE podcast: what makes a good higher education leader?
A leadership expert and university president discuss how the requirements of the job have changed and what type of leader the current moment calls for