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What purpose should the university serve? What are the true callings of academics? In Academic Callings, prominent Canadian scholars tackle these big questions an dprovide a timely survey of the state of the Canadian university. With so much current interest in the university's role in the economy, and so much emphasis on research tied to funding …

Although currently under attack from several directions, academic freedom is as important as it has ever been in enabling academics to teach, to carry out research, and to offer disinterested criticism and advice.

Michiel Horn's new book accentuates the changing nature of academic freedom in English Canada and provides essential background to today' …

Our universities represent the very best in our society. They are the wellsprings of new ideas, the incubators of new companies, the centres of culture, the training ground for the leaders of tomorrow, and the meeting place for brilliant young minds and accomplished mentors.Or at least, that's how it's supposed to be. The truth is, our universities …

Community colleges evolved in Canada during the "goldenyears" of educational innovation between 1960 and 1975. Adiversity of factors - historical, socio-economic, political andeducational - contributed to the development of college systems withdistinctive goals and structures. This book is the first up-to-date andcomprehensive study of a potent nat …