hey there from Vancouver;
the transcript to the keynote to Congress 2008 has been posted on the UBC site. the title is intriguing, tho' it strikes me as odd for someone for whom it does actually matter to ask and answer whether "universities really matter."
anyway, i look forward to reading the keynote (i've been horribly bad at attending, and selfish at taking a vacation); here it is (as a PDF file):
Stephen Toope: "Crossing Borders, Contesting Values: Do Universities Matter?"
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Potentially inspiring! Sustainability and pluralism as the two most important issues of our time--and universities are supposed to do something about them! Geez, isn't that my thesis topic? Well, maybe I don't know what my thesis topic is! I say "potentially" because presidents are paid to deliver motivational speaches... Their actions, on the other hand, don't always match their discourse! Still, having the 'right' language is a good first step, especially when it comes from the top. What are other uni presidents saying these days? http://www.ryerson.ca/news/news/President_News/20070922_oped.html
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