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Let’s make academics more accessible and less elitist

Written on November 26, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

In the past few months, I have used the term “anticolonialism” about 367 times. If I had a nickel for every time I’ve explained Edward Said’s “East vs. West dichotomy” to an unsuspecting econ major, I’d probably have 10 cents—and that’s two too many. I love political theories as much as the next person...

Burnout culture in academia is harmful—let’s find other ways to measure success

Written on November 12, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

Crying, feeling numb, having too much going on, being behind in every class, not spending enough time with your friends, wanting to stay in bed all day—we all know the feeling. It’s burnout, and suddenly it’s the norm. But burnout is dangerous, and it must stop. The Mayo Clinic defines burnout as...

Finding space in academia as a South Asian

Written on March 5, 2021. Posted in Features.

“Sometimes I feel like I fell into this job.” Thashika Pillay, assistant professor in the Faculty of Education, didn’t go into grad school planning to become an academic. Rather, the supportive community of senior PhD students around her, other BIPOC scholars, and mentors opened her eyes to the possibility...

‘Teaching is activism’: Professors and TAs of colour discuss race in academia

Written on October 2, 2020. Posted in Features.

This piece uses “Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC)” to refer to the experiences of racialized students. We acknowledge this term is not universal. At the end of every semester when Dr. Shobhana Xavier, a professor in the Religious Studies School, gets her class evaluations back, she...

School holidays are for recharging, not completing assignments

Written on October 18, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

Many students can agree that school breaks should be a time for relaxation, family, and food, not panicking over academic deadlines. Still, many professors assign work over holiday breaks, leaving students little choice but to sneak away from family festivities to complete their schoolwork. Most holidays...

In defense of boring lectures

Written on November 23, 2018. Posted in Editorials.

Disliking a room packed with 200 people at 8:30 a.m. is no reason to give up on lectures. Over the course of university, lecture sizes dwindle from as large as 500 to as small as 50, and seminars, tutorials and labs take precedence. During that time, students learn to deride lectures for their...

Academia should have a destination outside of university walls

Written on October 20, 2017. Posted in Editorials.

Since their conception in the Middle Ages, universities have been to the benefit of a particularly fortunate — and therefore limited — group. It’s time to reconsider the potential of postsecondary institutions in keeping our broader society well-informed. As a student in Arts and Science, graduate...

Sometimes, an inactive statement is action too

Written on February 16, 2017. Posted in Editorials.

While boycotting United States conferences in reaction to Donald Trump’s immigration ban doesn’t take action on the issue, it makes a statement. An online petition calling for a boycott of academic conferences in the United States garnered over 6,000 signatures from scholars. The boycott is in opposition...

Tag: Academia

Let’s make academics more accessible and less elitist

Burnout culture in academia is harmful—let’s find other ways to measure success

Finding space in academia as a South Asian

‘Teaching is activism’: Professors and TAs of colour discuss race in academia

School holidays are for recharging, not completing assignments

In defense of boring lectures

Academia should have a destination outside of university walls

Sometimes, an inactive statement is action too

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