Higher learning institutions have become central to the current debate around freedom of expression. The issue arose in Nova Scotia with the controversies around Acadia psychology professor Rick Mehta and has now been reignited after Dr. Mehta’s termination last week. The university cited a number of factors, including failure to fulfill academic responsibilities, unprofessional conduct and […]
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Anti-social media: Why are academics like Rick Mehta so bad at Twitter?
Acadia University psychology professor Rick Mehta is in hot water over his social media posts about residential schools and multiculturalism. He’s not the first academic to find himself in this position. In October, a Drexel University professor was placed on leave after posting on Twitter that a “narrative of white victimization” was to blame for […]
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Best Professor
Barker teaches three excellent-sounding courses this year, on top of being the chair of the Dalhousie University theatre department. At King’s she teaches a third-year course, Opera & The Idea of Enlightenment, looking at opera from the 17th through the 20th century. Then there’s Modern Theatre, another third year course. New this year, Dramatic Theories […]