Canadian studies and the Canadian university in the twenty-first century From a speech delivered at St John’s College, University of Manitoba, October 15, 1994

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Title:	Canadian studies and the Canadian university in the twenty-first century From a speech delivered at St John’s College, University of Manitoba, October 15, 1994
Source:	Journal of Canadian Studies , v.30(1) Spring, 1995 pg 115-124
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Year:	1995
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Keywords:	Canada, development, economic, social, and cultural rights, human rights, education, Manitoba
Abstract:	The organizers of the “Canadian University in the Twenty-First Century” conference have invited me to speak on the Symons Report and its aftermath, and I am glad to do so. However, I would like to do this in a future-oriented way in order to consider more broadly something of the role and condition of Canadian universities in the increasingly continentalist environment in which we now find ourselves. In particular, and in keeping with the theme of this conference, I would like to develop the argument that the study of Canadian higher education is a key area of Canadian studies that is still surprisingly neglected, despite the good work of a small handful of scholars some of whom are attending this gathering, including some from the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Higher Education Research and Development, which has made such an important contribution in the field. But few universities are paying sustained or adequate attention to this subject, and I fear that Canadian universities will place them-selves in peril if they continue this neglect.
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