universities

Misogyny at Dal: When we are sick of being forced down the middle road of apology and contrition

jhaiven — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:42:17 +0000

Restorative justice does not adequately address systemic problems

My mother was a Dentistry graduate at the University of Toronto in 1943. As I look at her class graduation photo, I count 44 men and three women. She practiced dentistry, then taught dental hygienists, for 40 years. When I was a child, she never attended class reunions and, as far as I know, was never friendly with the men who graduated with her.

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Hungry for learning

Robert DeVet — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 00:46:47 +0000

Students turn to food banks as tuition and cost of living rise

(K'JIPUKTUK), HALIFAX - Many people assume that the diet of the university student mostly consists of ramen noodles or frozen pizzas, food that can be hastily consumed in intervals between cla

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Tapping the potential of international students

Robert DeVet — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:21:55 +0000

Jonathan Williams of Students NS thinks Nova Scotia should make it easier for international students to stay

International students in Nova Scotia are charged tuition rates approximately 2.5 times higher than domestic students. This is often justified because international student's families do not pay taxes in Canada.

Jonathan Williams does not agree.

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The Sound of Student Power

JustinL — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:17:54 +0000

Student, union leaders speak at the student day of action

Audio from the student day of action, February 2nd

Speakers (in order of appearance in the clip) :

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Sweatshop U

Kaley — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:32:48 +0000

Part-time, precarious work becoming the norm at Canadian universities

Laura Penny is an author of two full-length books. She has a PhD in Comparative Literature and has written for several magazines and newspapers, including the Globe and Mail. She is funny as hell, her students rate her high on course evaluations, and she has plenty of teaching experience.

She also can’t land a full-time university teaching position in Halifax.

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Book Launch of: "You Must Be a Basketball Player"

Bruce Wark — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:48:50 +0000

Titre secondaire:

Rethinking racial integration in universities

Je Mai 14

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

Halifax North Memorial Public Library

Adresse:

2285 Gottingen St.

Coût:

Free

Anthony Stewart.jpg

Lien:

http://www.fernwoodpublishing.ca/events/10