Worldviews is pleased to announce the winners of our media fellowship for Worldviews 2013. The fellowship is awarded to help journalists covering higher education attend and participate in Worldviews 2013 taking place in Toronto, Canada, June 19-21, 2013. – Nora Loreto, freelance journalist, Canada – Bill Schackner, Pittsburg Post-Gazette Higher Ed… Read more…
Worldviews 2013 is just under a month away (June 19 to 21) and our full conference agenda is now online. We’re thrilled to be welcoming distinguished journalists from publications around the world, including the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Maclean’s, Al Jazeera, USA Today, US News, Times Higher Ed, Inside Higher Ed, University World News, J-Source, University Affairs, Futurity, and more. The impact of new… Read more…
A group of academics from around the world intend to commit Sociology at every panel, keynote and even during coffee breaks at Worldviews 2013. “Keep Calm and Commit Sociology” reads the promotional buttons produced by a group of academics who took Stephen Harper to task today over recent comments about… Read more…
Pre-conference panelist, Melonie Fullick, has written a blog post for University Affairs that summarizes The War on Knowledge?
Check out our Storify from our Pre-Conference event ‘The War On Knowledge?’
Higher education is under attack. Internationalization, politics, and worldwide economic trends are forcing universities and colleges to ask themselves tough questions. Criticisms are commonplace in the media, while new communications technologies threaten traditional institutions. So what lies ahead? Let’s talk about it. Save the date and join Worldviews 2013 on… Read more…
Five media fellowships are on offer for journalists to attend and participate in Worldviews 2013 taking place in Toronto, Canada, June 19-21, 2013. Each fellowship is worth $1,000 (CDN) and can be used to help cover the cost of travel to the conference and the modest cost of accommodation at… Read more…