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January 7, 2021
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Comments Off on Book Review by Dr. Budd Hall
What is there in the water in Edinburgh? There must be something that is good for progressive scholar activists. Over the past 25 years we have seen a rich outpouring of publications on literacy, community education, popular education, participatory research, … Continue reading
January 2, 2021
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Comments Off on Open Science: Preparing For 2021 And Beyond
By Dr. Rajesh Tandon: UNESCO assembly of 193 member states would be approving in its 41st meeting of General Conference in November 2021 a set of Recommendations on Open Science. The rationale for these recommendations, as agreed to by member … Continue reading
December 4, 2020
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Comments Off on Community-university engagement in a time of COVID-19; Budd L Hall and Rajesh Tandon
Read article by our UNESCO Co-Chairs- Dr. Hall and Dr. Tandon on community-university engagement in a time of COVID 19 https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20201128094605500
August 4, 2020
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Comments Off on COVID-19: Reconnecting Higher Education to Lifelong Learning
The disruption caused by COVID-19 to the everyday life of citizens around the world over the past six months has made it clear that that the future will entail new definitions of normal life. Most dramatically affected is the formal … Continue reading
July 20, 2020
by Dr. Budd Hall, UNESCO Co-Chair
Comments Off on Infinitely more Palpitating and Varied: Celebrating Working Class Scholarship
This is an excerpt from the closing remarks given by Dr. Budd Hall (Co-Chair, UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research & Social Responsibility in Higher Education) for the International Conference of Working Class Academics on July 15, 2020 Knowledge can be … Continue reading
April 23, 2020
by Sarap Brown, Jeremy Loveday and Budd Hall
Comments Off on A Poetic Response to COVID-19 by the Victoria Canada Social Movement Poets Collective
It may be one of the rare times that we experience such sudden changes in life due to a virus, COVID-19. The changes we go through are anywhere between leaving our daily habits to creating new habits and thinking patterns, … Continue reading
March 30, 2020
by Budd L Hall and Rajesh Tandon
Comments Off on Finding Community in the times of COVID-19
Budd & I (Rajesh) have been thinking of our communities as we face the serious COVID-19 pandemic around the world. This situation is historically unique in that each of our countries and communities are being impacted. Fear of the unknown … Continue reading
February 13, 2020
by Dr. Budd Hall, UNESCO Co-Chair
Comments Off on Launch of the Limerick K4C Hub-Feb 12, 2020
Limerick is the site of the first Irish Knowledge for Change Community-Based Research Training hub. Limerick is located in Southwest Ireland at the confluence of the Abby and Shannon rivers. Founded by Vikings, it has played an important role as … Continue reading
January 23, 2020
by Dr Rajesh Tandon
Comments Off on Science For the People, Science With the People
In early January, at the 107th annual Indian Science Congress held in Bengaluru, the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India shared its draft policy on Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR), inviting discussion. As a leading country with a … Continue reading
December 5, 2019
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Comments Off on Reflections from Global Summit on Canada’s Global Leadership By Dr. Rajesh Tandon
Good evening! In this closing plenary of this unique event, let me share some of my reflections and suggestions. First, let me thank the co-convenors of this impressive Summit to be able to bring together an impressive array of individuals, … Continue reading