# Academic Matters

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***Academic Matters: The Journal of Higher Education*** is a Canadian [magazine](/source/Magazine) which publishes articles on issues of relevance to [postsecondary education](/source/Postsecondary_education) in Canada and internationally, as well as [literature](/source/Literature) and [film reviews](/source/Film_review), original [fiction](/source/Fiction), [research](/source/Research) notes and [commentaries](/source/Criticism). The magazine's mandate is to be a forum for original, thoughtful and engaging discussion of current trends in higher education and consideration of academe's future direction.

## History

*Academic Matters* was launched in November 2005 to fill a critical need in the Canadian [media](/source/News_media) coverage of [universities](/source/University). The idea for the magazine came from the recognition that while universities are influential in many ways, there was no independent Canadian journal that examined university issues in a serious but accessible and visually engaging manner for both academics and the general public.

Published by the [Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations](/source/Ontario_Confederation_of_University_Faculty_Associations), *Academic Matters* has a circulation of 17,000 readers, including [professors](/source/Professor), academic [librarians](/source/Librarian) and others interested in higher education issues across Canada. The magazine's editorial board consists of highly regarded academics and journalists who have worked at *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, [Canadian Broadcasting Centre](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Centre), [National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada), and *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*.

A bi-annual publication, the thematic issues of *Academic Matters* have included the education "arms race" and public perceptions of higher education; "Generation Next" – the new wave of faculty now entering universities; threats to [academic freedom](/source/Academic_freedom) in Canada, the [United States](/source/United_States), [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) and [Australia](/source/Australia); the impact of [technology](/source/Technology) on universities; and diversity and equity on university campuses.

Articles in *Academic Matters* have been picked up by media in both the United States and Canada, including *[The Chronicle of Higher Education](/source/The_Chronicle_of_Higher_Education)*, *The Globe and Mail*, *[National Post](/source/National_Post),* and *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)*.

## Contributors

Academics, journalists and novelists who have contributed to *Academic Matters* include [Michael Ignatieff](/source/Michael_Ignatieff), [Carl Wieman](/source/Carl_Wieman), [Camilla Gibb](/source/Camilla_Gibb), [David Foot](/source/David_Foot_(economist)), [George Elliott Clarke](/source/George_Elliott_Clarke), [Richard Lipsey](/source/Richard_Lipsey), [Lee Gowan](/source/Lee_Gowan), [Kim Echlin](/source/Kim_Echlin), [Eric Wright](/source/Eric_Wright_(writer)), [Judy Rebick](/source/Judy_Rebick), [David Suzuki](/source/David_Suzuki), and [Mark Kingwell](/source/Mark_Kingwell).

## See also

- [Academic journals](/source/Academic_journals)
- [Education in Canada](/source/Education_in_Canada)
- [Higher education in Canada](/source/Higher_education_in_Canada)
- [List of universities in Canada](/source/List_of_universities_in_Canada)
- [List of colleges in Canada](/source/List_of_colleges_in_Canada)
- [Ontario rubric](/source/Ontario_rubric)

## External links

- [Academic Matters website](http://www.academicmatters.ca)
- [Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations](http://www.ocufa.on.ca)

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