Carolyn Sale
@artssquared.bsky.social
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Shame on University of Alberta. Scary times for Canada.
"Why would it bow to antidemocratic pressures by placing a professor on leave without their request, consent, or involvement? That any university would do this is beyond comprehension and is cause for alarm about the future of academic freedom in Canada."
What Happened to the University’s Commitment to Free Expression? Charley Kirk, uAlberta, and Me | Centre for Free Expression
I was shocked when the University of Alberta administration informed me, one of its law professors, that I was being placed on non-disciplinary leave for my social media comments in the wake of Charli...
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September 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Shame on University of Alberta. Scary times for Canada.
The University of Alberta Board and senior administration need to stop slashing Arts and other units in favour of others. This is deeply wrong and shortsighted. No university truly flourishes unless its Arts and natural sciences are flourishing.
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Enough is Enough: Stop the Cuts! The University of Alberta needs to reinvest in Faculty of Arts and Natural Sciences
There has been a lot of bad news at the University lately, and things may get worse over the next week, if the current Board of Governors and senior administration continue to refuse to make necess…
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September 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The University of Alberta Board and senior administration need to stop slashing Arts and other units in favour of others. This is deeply wrong and shortsighted. No university truly flourishes unless its Arts and natural sciences are flourishing.
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PM @mark-carney.bsky.social has the problem of Trump, yes, but also the problem of Trump’s fifth columnist @ABDanielleSmith.
If Smith dares to stoke the fires of separation further by proceeding to a costly referendum, the ultimate cost of its failure needs to be her resignation.
If Smith dares to stoke the fires of separation further by proceeding to a costly referendum, the ultimate cost of its failure needs to be her resignation.
April 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
PM @mark-carney.bsky.social has the problem of Trump, yes, but also the problem of Trump’s fifth columnist @ABDanielleSmith.
If Smith dares to stoke the fires of separation further by proceeding to a costly referendum, the ultimate cost of its failure needs to be her resignation.
If Smith dares to stoke the fires of separation further by proceeding to a costly referendum, the ultimate cost of its failure needs to be her resignation.
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There is hope in this dark time when the higher education sector is standing up to the bullying tactics of the Trump Administration - quite unlike their cowardice during the period of McCarthyism in the 1940s and 50s.
Over 100 university, college and scholarly society presidents published a joint statement opposing the Trump administration's treatment of higher education institutions reut.rs/42Vhp3x
US academic leaders unite against Trump's higher education policies
Over 100 university, college and scholarly society presidents published a joint statement on Tuesday opposing the Trump administration's treatment of higher education institutions, coming together to speak out after Harvard University said the administration was threatening its independence.
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April 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
There is hope in this dark time when the higher education sector is standing up to the bullying tactics of the Trump Administration - quite unlike their cowardice during the period of McCarthyism in the 1940s and 50s.
It pains me that Jorge Bergoglio had to spend any part of his final day on Earth in the presence of a man who represents the opposite of everything Bergoglio stood for as Pope Francis.
April 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It pains me that Jorge Bergoglio had to spend any part of his final day on Earth in the presence of a man who represents the opposite of everything Bergoglio stood for as Pope Francis.
338 analysis shows 3 ridings in Calgary and 5 in Edmonton as “toss ups” between LIB and CON. Wouldn’t it be nice if YYC and YEG sent 8 LIB MPs from these ridings? And send @ABDanielleSmith a message of Albertans rejecting her separatist crap?
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@MarkJCarney
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@MarkJCarney
April 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
338 analysis shows 3 ridings in Calgary and 5 in Edmonton as “toss ups” between LIB and CON. Wouldn’t it be nice if YYC and YEG sent 8 LIB MPs from these ridings? And send @ABDanielleSmith a message of Albertans rejecting her separatist crap?
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@MarkJCarney
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@MarkJCarney
Sound familiar, #ualberta?
“Many [university] boards have become political wolves in the guise of fiduciary sheep.”
Remember, the current Board chair refused to defend the university against half a billion $ in cuts across 4 years by the UCP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“Many [university] boards have become political wolves in the guise of fiduciary sheep.”
Remember, the current Board chair refused to defend the university against half a billion $ in cuts across 4 years by the UCP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Who actually runs Columbia University? | Arjun Appadurai and Sheldon Pollock
Trustees aren’t academics – and they’re often political wolves in sheep’s clothing. We need reform to save the American university as we know it
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Sound familiar, #ualberta?
“Many [university] boards have become political wolves in the guise of fiduciary sheep.”
Remember, the current Board chair refused to defend the university against half a billion $ in cuts across 4 years by the UCP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“Many [university] boards have become political wolves in the guise of fiduciary sheep.”
Remember, the current Board chair refused to defend the university against half a billion $ in cuts across 4 years by the UCP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Amongst the horrors of this genocide, this stands out as an especially grotesque instance of dehumanization.
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Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN
Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian office
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Amongst the horrors of this genocide, this stands out as an especially grotesque instance of dehumanization.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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The elite war against public wellbeing proceeds.
At the direction of RFK Jr., America’s newly confirmed secretary of Health and Human Services, the CDC has suddenly fired nearly 1,300 employees in a single day. 10% of America’s vital team of health experts — considered global leaders in disease control — have been axed.
Although HHS…
Although HHS…
February 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The elite war against public wellbeing proceeds.
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I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
Just received an email saying that it's not advisable to include the following words in future applications for research funding to the US DOT. Here we are.
February 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
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If you missed this conversation with Lawrence Hill and Debra Thompson on Wednesday, the video of it, and a list of readings and videos they recommend, are now available on the Centre for Free Expression website: cfe.torontomu.ca/events/we-ca...
February 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If you missed this conversation with Lawrence Hill and Debra Thompson on Wednesday, the video of it, and a list of readings and videos they recommend, are now available on the Centre for Free Expression website: cfe.torontomu.ca/events/we-ca...
