Todd Pettigrew

Todd Pettigrew

Todd Pettigrew, PhD, is an Associate Professor of English at Cape Breton University. Follow him @toddpettigrew.
Stanford University students listen during their Technology Entrepreneurship class
On Campus

The biggest challenges for universities: a prof’s view

The problems look different from inside the classroom
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University

U of A won’t want four profs sharing president job

Application highlights the type of leadership universities are really looking for
University of Manitoba campus. 2013
University

Don’t give universities mandates

Professor Pettigrew sees Manitoba’s proposal as short-sighted
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On Campus

How to quash cheating on campus

More Canadian schools should consider honour codes
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On Campus

University senates are being sidelined

Capilano case shows how far administrators have drifted from faculties
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On Campus

No, there aren’t "shocking numbers of illiterate grads"

The real story is how much more university graduates can do
Attentive students with teacher in the classroom
On Campus

Why ’trigger warning’ policies miss the mark

It’s good to warn of painful material but let teachers decide when
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University

Nova Scotia tuition squabbles miss the big picture

Why it’s time for drastic changes in how we pay for higher education
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On Campus

Students shouldn’t get refunds for faculty strikes

Why university doesn’t come with a money-back guarantee
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On Campus

McGill students rightly sorry for forcing student to say sorry

Obama GIF incident shows the problem with punishing ’microaggressions’