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A group of six professors have published a collection of their work on the corporatization of higher education in The Contest Future of Higher Education: Lessons from Alberta. The works were first published in the Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies. The collection focused on the developments at the…
Alberta’s relationship with federal elections is like shouting into a hurricane: loud, passionate, and entirely ignored by the people holding the umbrella. Alberta largely voted Conservative again on April 28. That’s not exactly surprising — it’s a pattern backed by decades of history. Outside a handful of urban ridings, Alberta’s…
University of Alberta alumni Daniel Ennett and Frederick Kroetsch sat down with The Gateway to talk about their new show Crip Trip. The show sees Kroetsch take on the role as Ennett’s full-time caregiver, as Ennett is a quadruple amputee, on a road trip from Edmonton to New York. They…
In October 2024, the University of Alberta announced it will be ending the swimming program. For the program to keep running next season, the U of A requested a $6 million endowment. The University of Alberta Swim Team Alumni Society (UASTAS) moved away from this effort. They turned to form…
Third places are community hubs, separate from home and work, that allow for social interaction and leisure. Common examples include libraries, gyms, and cafes. Sociologist Ray Oldenburg first coined the term. In his essay, “Our Vanishing Third Places,” Oldenburg argued that “what suburbia cries for are the means for people…
Alberta’s relationship with federal elections is like shouting into a hurricane: loud, passionate, and entirely ignored by the people holding…
University of Alberta alumni Daniel Ennett and Frederick Kroetsch sat down with The Gateway to talk about their new show…
A group of six professors have published a collection of their work on the corporatization of higher education in The…
In our biweekly column Social Intercourse, we share our picks for notable things happening on campus and in Edmonton. Check out…