Professor, Fac of Ed, University of Regina. Social/ political commentator. Say no to irresponsible austerity! opinions are yours
Marc Spooner
Loading...
"Silence helps the oppressors."
«Le silence sert les oppresseurs.»
@caut.bsky.social CAUT and organized labour get rave reviews in this one!
This is a must read from @malindasmith.bsky.social !
Book hawking on the conference scene!
A new comprehensive review of Knowledge Under Siege: Charting a Future for Unis by the ever insightful & indefatigable @laurieadkin.bsky.social
Who will defend the public university?
Universities face mounting political, economic, & ecological pressures.
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Scary stuff
“Almost double the 18.1% of professors who fear being arrested, 35.6% of tenured faculty fear being disciplined by their university’s administration for their teaching, which is almost four percentage points higher than the total sample…”
www.universityworldnews.com/post-mobile....
Marc Spooner
American Campus Podcast @americancampus.bsky.social
Thanks for the lovely (and I think important) discussion, Lauren Lassabe Shepherd. @llassabe.bsky.social
www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...
Marc Spooner
Marc Spooner
Marc Spooner
B.C. premier says Somali World Cup ref banned by U.S. would be welcome in Vancouver
A small question!References and suggested readings:Marc Spooner and James McNinch, eds. 2026. Knowledge Under Siege: Charting a Future for Universities. University of Regina Press. Marc Spooner a...
May 30, 2025 — “Worse Than McCarthyism”: Historian Ellen Schrecker on Trump’s War Against Universities & Students
www.democracynow.org/2025/5/30/mc...
CTV News Vancouver
In lieu of summarizing the book's contents (an exercise performed well by other reviewers), I chose to focus on questions related to the underlying problem of agency for change. As a result, I did not do justice to all the contributions. Read the book!
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
