JOB -targeted search: Canada Research Chair, Tier 1 in AI & Inequality (Full or Associate Professor) at Western University. See the ad for details. universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
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New paper examines commission vs. direct access human rights systems in British Columbia and finds that the commission system was more efficient and provided a greater chance to have complaints adjudicated in formal hearings. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Looking for a distraction? Here are the Atlantic's 55 facts of 2025 www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
55 Facts That Blew Our Minds in 2025
We’ll never look at potatoes the same way again.
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Some great job postings at Dalhousie University -Tier 2 CRC in Indigenous Prosperity -Program Specialist - Francophone, The Black Health Education Collaborative -Postdoc: Black [Queer] Health Studies -Canada Impact+ Research Chair // Emerging Leader -CRC, VPRI Office csn-rec.ca/job-postings...
Good op-ed on the turning point Canadian universities are navigating. The rub: will government, the private sector, and broader public put their money where their mouths are and fund an innovation economy or continue to pursue outdated austerity? vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
Opinion: Canada’s post-secondary system is hitting a breaking point
Natasha Mrkic-Subotic: We're witnessing the limits of running public institutions on private revenue streams.
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Who produces news and what sources people turn to differs dramatically by age. We are living in generational solitudes. www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
Young Adults and the Future of News
U.S. adults under 30 follow news less closely than any other age group. And they’re more likely to get (and trust) news from social media.
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Now here is the real word of the year: affordability Year in a word: Affordability - www.ft.com/content/d5f0... via @FT
Year in a word: Affordability
Americans are feeling the pinch and some Democrats are reaping the electoral dividends
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You can be an active part of Trump-induced US brain drain: come work with me at @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social ! The priority area in Democratic and Community Resilience is especially worth checking out: mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
Canada Impact+ Research Chair in Democratic and Community Resilience
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🧵 Postdoc opportunity at McGill I am recruiting a top postdoctoral researcher to join my lab at McGill through the Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards Initiative. This is a rare, well-funded opportunity to build an ambitious, multimodal EdTech research program in Canada.
Is sociology ready to understand sociability and social relationships with bots and AI? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/o...
Opinion | The Race to Build the World’s Best Friend
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JOB/ EMPLOI -Sociologie - Professeure ou professeur (sociologie économique) Université du Québec à Montréal universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
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I am co-chairing the Sociology of Development Research Cluster sessions at the 2026 CSA Conference: - DEV1 Development & its Discontents; - DEV2 Conflict/Development; - DEV3 SocDev Omnibus. Read the CFP and submit your abstract here: event.fourwaves.com/2026-csa-scs... @csa-scs.bsky.social
2026 CSA-SCS Annual Conference
Fourwaves - 2026 CSA-SCS Annual Conference
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Non-permanent residents are not directly driving up home prices in Canada. They are almost all renters and not home owners. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/46-28...
job Communications Officer, Ocean Frontier Institute Dalhousie University Close Date 12/15/2025 csn-rec.ca/job-postings...
New @csa-scs.bsky.social shows that Canadian undergraduate enrollment has declined over the last decade but has stabilized. This was especially notable in Ontario. MA and PhD are enrollments are stable. csa-scs.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?...
New Sage White Paper shows that social science researchers claim that career advancement doesn't matter to them as much to them as research impact but don't feel their peers feel the same and feel there is a lack of reward for applied research outside of academia. www.sagepub.com/docs/default...
Are young adults experiencing a religious revival? Our data says no. 🧵👇 Full analysis here:
Religion Holds Steady in America
Analysis of our polls and other data shows no clear evidence of a religious revival among young adults. Read more about religiousness by age and gender.
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Those who perceive climate change for the worse may be more sceptical of symbolic flagship behaviours than those who are less aware of environmental changes. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In a context where the credibility and authority are already being questioned, this can't be good. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
AI is saving time and money in research — but at what cost?
Artificial intelligence tools are boosting researchers’ productivity, but some worry about the effect of a growing reliance on them.
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Not sure how many academics are paying attention to Ontario’s Bill 33, but it could reshape PSE. universityaffairs.ca/news/critics...
Critics mull challenge to Ontario’s Bill 33 - University Affairs
Government regulation of student fees, admissions criteria, cause controversy around new provincial education law.
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JOB: Branson University -Sociology - Tenure-Track Position (Crime and Community) universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
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JOB: Université de Montréal - Department of Sociology -Assistant Professor in Feminisms, Genders, and Sexualities in Black, African, and Caribbean Worlds (Description and details in French) ciqss.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Poste de professeur.e au rang d'adjoint en féminismes, genres et sexualités dans les mondes noirs, africains et caribéens
1 novembre 2025
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EMPLOI: Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) -Villes et immigration - Professeure ou professeur universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
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JOB: Sociology - Assistant Professor, St. Francis Xavier University universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
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Lorsqu'on parle de souveraineté des données, il est important de se rappeler qu'elle ne se limite pas à l'infrastructure. Elle concerne également la juridiction et les cadres juridiques. www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chro...
Parlons souveraineté
Être maître de nos données numériques est une question de sécurité, de résilience et de démocratie.
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