I recently wrapped up an arts mentorship program at Centre A and worked with a diverse group of writers, and as a group, we explored the cr...

Thank you to the NFB, for sharing this film with us.  I recall during my early days of community engagement and outreach work that the goal ...

Much of what’s been popularly written is that influencers are the linchpins who spread ideas and spark revolutions. They are paid the big b...

Upstreaming is efforts intended to prevent problems before they happen or reduce the harm caused by those problems. Upstream is like teachi...

  At an event that promoted intercultural dialogue and celebrated fusion culture, I remember one out-of-town visitor asked what is the point...

I’ve been taking the Program for Open Scholarship and Education (POSE) , a flexible and blended MOOC created at UBC. One of the modules co...

I recall that during my early days I couldn’t make it to a Christmas social event at a senior manager’s invitation. Later it was circulated...

I remember many years ago a candidate was giving a presentation as part of his interview for a senior leadership position. This candidate ...

This is an inspiring video that I wanted to share after watching it.  Dr. Anthony Chow is the Director of  San Jose State University’s Schoo...

I confess that I’ve started so many MOOCs, or massive open online courses, that I’ve forgotten how many I actually completed, which is likel...

Sylvia Vong’s Not a token! A discussion on racial capitalism and its impact on academic librarians and libraries  is such an important piece...

I recently came across a terrific book by Mathew Syed, Rebel Ideas , which suggests that individual intelligence is not enough to tackle rea...

A wise colleague once reminded me that as a manager, you inevitably need to sacrifice ideals in order to survive the bureaucracy. Perhaps th...

The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities is an important title about EDI in Canadian higher education. As a...

Happy New Year and 2022. I’ve made a New Year’s resolution for reviewing more titles beginning this year. There have been some life-chan...