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Communities of Care
Season 5 Episode 67
The need for care - for radical care, for decolonial care, for accountable and reciprocal and emancipatory care - has never been more obvious. In a w…
1 year, 1 month ago
Depleting Higher Education
Season 5 Episode 66
We are living in an age of fascism where you have political leaders who disregard democratic process and are going full steam ahead in shaping the w…
1 year, 1 month ago
Fear, Heartbreak, Betrayal
Season 5 Episode 65
Higher education is under attack. You've probably heard about the cases of Mahmoud Kahlil, Rumeysa Ozturk, and Alireza Doroudi. Students, studying in…
1 year, 2 months ago
DEI in Academia
Season 5 Episode 64
There is a backlash to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. All around us, we see the dismantlement of various DEI initiatives including in academia. Ins…
1 year, 2 months ago
Fighting for Our University
Season 5 Episode 63
(This is a reissue of the episode with audio issues corrected)
Last week, at the end of the day on a Friday, York University announced the suspension …
1 year, 3 months ago
Fighting for Our University
Season 5 Episode 63
Last week, at the end of the day on a Friday, York University announced the suspension of program admissions for 19 undergraduate programs, including…
1 year, 3 months ago
Recognizing Our Messy Leaky Bodies
Season 5 Episode 62
In academia, we assume that our value rests solely with our brains. The smarter we are, the more grants and publications we have, the more value we …
1 year, 3 months ago
I am not my mind
Season 5 Episode 61
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about the passage of time, about priorities, about health, about our larger purpose. I've been thinking, too, about…
1 year, 4 months ago
Reference Letters
Season 5 Episode 60
If you have had to write or request an academic reference letter, which is probably all of you, then you know that there is a whole, mysterious hidde…
1 year, 4 months ago
Remembering Boyet
Season 5 Episode 59
What is it like to go into the holiday season when grieving the loss of a loved one? How do we honour and remember people who are no longer with us? …
1 year, 6 months ago