Does Liberal Education Matter in the 21st Century? – GlobeNewswire

Ian Milligan

University of Waterloo and author of History in the Age of Abundance. How the Web is Transforming Historical Research

Lorna Marsden

former President of York University

Paul Axelrod

Professor Emeritus, York University

Paul Gooch

Past president of Victoria University in the University of Toronto and author of Course Correction: A Map for the Distracted University

Qiang Zha

York University professor and co-editor of International Status Anxiety and Higher Education: The Soviet Legacy in China and Russia

TORONTO, Jan. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The final session in the free, online series of talks tackling the hard issues around the future of education in Canada takes place on January 19, 2021 at 7 p.m. EST.

Series Coordinators are Paul Axelrod, Professor Emeritus, York University and Jason Ellis, Associate Professor, University of British Columbia.

This session turns to higher education, and asks Does Liberal Education Matter in the 21st Century? Lorna Marsden, former President of York University, is joined on the panel by Paul Gooch, past president of Victoria University in the University of Toronto and author of Course Correction: A Map for the Distracted University; the University of Waterloos Ian Milligan, author of History in the Age of Abundance. How the Web is Transforming Historical Research; and Qiang Zha, York University professor and co-editor of International Status Anxiety and Higher Education: The Soviet Legacy in China and Russia. This Session will be chaired by Paul Axelrod, former dean of York Universitys Faculty of Education.

Register for Session Four at http://www.EnochTurnerSchoolhouse.ca! All Sessions are recorded and available to everyone free of charge at http://www.EnochTurnerSchoolhouse.ca.

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Contacts:Paul Axelrod, paxelrod@edu.yorku.ca647-808-2997 Jason Ellis, j.ellis@ubc.ca @jasone_historyLynne Kurylo, lkurylo@georgebrown.ca 416-415-5000, ext 3298Leonard Knott, PR, leonard.knott@gmail.com 416-988-3290Miriah Bough, miriah.bough@gmail.com 416-327-6997

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Does Liberal Education Matter in the 21st Century? - GlobeNewswire