I see we’re back into tiresome public debates about the value of “Liberal Arts” and the “Humanities” (not synonyms, even … Continued
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Today is a statistical overview for International Women’s Day. Let’s start by looking at student numbers. Figure 1 gives us … Continued
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Yesterday, I spoke about the desirability of changing the nature of academic work – specifically, dividing the assessment part of … Continued
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A couple of weeks ago, a philosophy professor at the University of Lethbridge named Paul Viminitz invited Frances Widdowson to … Continued
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