Tag: education
Professional wilderness
Last December, the local union representing many University of Toronto sessional instructors (including the present writer) filed for conciliation in its ongoing negotiations with...
The cost of a university education
It’s over. The humid nights at boisterous parties, the spontaneous excursions to overcrowded beaches and parks, the long drives that ended with large family...
In the grand scheme…
What does it mean for a person to be “educated”?
That might seem like a strange question, especially coming from a student who spends a...
Easy access to post-secondary education
On Wednesday, January 26, John Milloy, the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, visited UTM to announce the recent changes that the ministry is...
Let’s talk about sex, baby
She bit down on a string of black plastic beads, strands of blonde hair caught between her teeth. The words “art”, “skill”, and “oral...
Rethinking post-secondary education
The long and storied career of Progressive Conservative William Davis, the premier of Ontario for 14 years from 1971-85, made for an engaging seminar...
UTM's Passport to Wellness
When the Roman poet Juvenal, with quill pen in his hand, wrote the words Mens sana in corpore sano (a sound mind in a...