Your Paper Sucked but it will Change the University
Returning to university for grad school is so intimidating, especially after you’ve been out of school for several years. The worst part? That first essay. In this podcast, university and college administrators discuss what they learned when they wrote their first term paper in the Master’s of higher education program at the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE).
Podcasting since 2024 • 17 episodes
Your Paper Sucked but it will Change the University
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S02E05: Jonathan Soo - What can management programs offer to universities?
What if faculties helped shape university-wide strategy, and not just their own programs? This episode features Jonathan Soo from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, who argues that management schools have underused ex...
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S02E04: Kamadchi Karunanandan - Two sides of a coin and the first-generation student experience
In this episode, we are joined by Kamadchi Karunanandan – Supervisor of Residence Community Development at University of Toronto’s beautiful Mississauga campus. She introduces us to the challenges that face first-generation students - a term we...
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S02E03: Stefan Thomas - The Black struggle of paying for higher education
Our next guest is Stefan Thomas, an Academic Advisor at the University of Toronto Scarborough, whose work centres on equity, diversity, and inclusion. Stefan has supported programs aimed at improving Black student success and brings deep insigh...
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S02E02: Huma Shaafie - Training accountants in a new world
In this episode, we are joined by Huma Shaafie, an instructor in the Accounting program at George Brown College here in Toronto. Huma has worked in Canada and Dubai, and knows the challenges of getting graduates ready for the world place. We si...
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S02E01: Dave Fenton - Nationalized work-integrated learning systems in Canadian higher education
In this episode, we sit down with Dave Fenton, Assistant Director of External Relations at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Dave has built partnerships that bring work-integrated learning to life in Canada, Rwanda, Botswana, and South Afr...
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