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Academic free speech is too crucial to be used as a political football by left or right | Sonia Sodha

The Guardian Higher Education

Labour is wrong to put on hold a law that aims to protect staff from external pressures Michelle Shipworth, an associate professor at University College London (UCL), has for several years taught a “data detectives” masters module on research methods that teaches students to critically appraise the use of data. One exercise involves discussing a Global Slavery Index finding that China has the second highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world, to help students understand the flawed nature

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Can Canadian Graduate Education Be Redesigned Around Jobs?

Higher Education Whisperer

In "Arts graduate education in Canada should be redesigned around students’ and society’s needs" Malloy, Young, and Berdahl (2024) suggest focusing on public good. The authors argue not mimicking STEM degrees for arts and social science. As it happens a decade ago I enrolled in a Canadian social science graduate program which does what the authors call for.