Its true. Teaching takes a back seat to research
Only 61 per cent of Ontario professor think that teaching is important to their university
View ArticleUBC sets up very, very open interviews for Dean of Education candidates
Final two contenders asked to give a public speech, take questions from the audience
View ArticleThe arts are useless and science is uncreative
Would you want your heart surgeon to be a 'creative entrepreneur'?
View ArticleThe decline of the B.A. continues
But will business degrees really lead to better jobs?
View ArticleTwo of Quebec’s biggest faculties opt out of strike
Arts and business students will attend classes
View ArticleThe jobs economy isn’t everything
Pettigrew applies logic to the debate over the value of arts
View ArticleI’m tired of hearing how “privileged” I am
Prof. Pettigrew reacts to study on white male academics
View ArticleWhy we shouldn’t force students to study science
Prof. Pettigrew on new research showing why students ditch STEM
View ArticleUniversity seeks musical masterpiece
In celebration of its 100th convocation, Memorial University has issued a request for proposals for a masterpiece of ceremonial music, reports The Telegram. The university says the piece must be...
View ArticleTop 10 Pregnant Performances
Consider 10 pioneering pregnant performances, from SNL’s Amy Poehler, to Bjork—who, in 1986, performed live, seven months pregnant and wearing a midriff-revealing shirt on Icelandic T.V. Outraged...
View ArticleGetting started as an artist: Newfoundland’s Christopher Pratt
Christopher Pratt is arguably one of Canada’s greatest living painters. His distant, clinical landscapes are at the same time modern and wholly timeless. I’m certainly no art critic, but when I saw a...
View ArticleWhat would Dickens tweet?
The latest Twitter diversion is boiling great works of literature down to 140-character tweets. The latest insult to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, which has survived everything (including zombies)...
View ArticleScent of a Woman meets Wall Street
New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking is a nonfiction book that examines the impacts of split-second judgments on the decision-making process. Sounds like a...
View ArticleR.I.P. John Lennon
The death of John Lennon still haunts Yoko Ono, she told British reporters today. And if you see the exhibit honouring him at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex, it may haunt you too. On display are...
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The right side of your brain needs love, too
Hi everyone, This is my introductory post for Maclean’s OnCampus. As my awesomely creative blog title suggests, I hope to pamper you with campus news about cool extracurricular activities, artsy...
View ArticleSupport the arts, tax the rich
Brian Topp continues to make use of his Globe pulpit: defending the Canadian arts community and explaining the case for taxing the rich. Like all other industrial economies, Canada foolishly mirrored...
View ArticleAn arts agenda
Paul Dewar outlines his arts policy commitments. 1. Income tax averaging to mitigate the fluctuations in income for artists and cultural workers 2. Extending federal income support such as EI and CPP...
View ArticleTopp on the arts
Brian Topp has released his fifth policy paper, this one on the arts. I propose a cultural industries investment fund for the rest of Canada, and a matching offer of federal support for SODEC to help...
View ArticleGlenn Gould’s piano gets a forever home
Glenn Gould’s historic Steinway CD 318 piano will be set on permanent display at the mezzanine of the National Arts Centre in Ottawa today. The not less famous folding chair Gould’s father made him...
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Six Ways to Sunday: Of football and…nipples?
Ray Stubblebine/Reuters Welcome to Six Ways to Sunday, your weekly digest of the things in pop culture and news that matter, from this weekend and for beyond. 1. PIGSKIN PICK-ME-UP It’s a date that’s...
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From street singer to star soprano
Chris Hutcheson/Canadian Opera Company In 2007, mere months before soprano Simone Osborne was asked to join the ranks of the Canadian Opera Company, the 27-year-old was singing on the streets. “I ran...
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In appreciation of Philip Seymour Hoffman
Victoria Will/AP This one feels like it hurts more. Certainly, that appears to be a common feeling today, even though it should be quite uncommon, this outpouring of grief for a celebrity. The vast...
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Six Ways to Sunday: Canada’s Lego Movie connection
Warner Bros. Pictures/AP Welcome to Six Ways to Sunday, your weekly digest of the things in pop culture and news that matter, from this weekend and for beyond. 1. OF CLONES AND CANADA “Wickedly...
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Coming to a theatre near you: The world’s greatest museums
Hermitage Museum Tucked amid the space flicks and Oscar-worthy dramas hitting Cineplex theatres this time of year is a nine-part documentary series devoted to exploring museums and art galleries....
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