Creating a New University in a Time of Political and Economic Conservatism

Authors

Alyson King Ph.D., University of Ontario Institute of TechnologyFollow
Shirley Van Nuland Ph.D, University of Ontario Institute of TechnologyFollow

Document Type

Conference Paper

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Publication Details

Presented at the Higher Education in Transformation Symposium November 2 - 4, 2016 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Abstract

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) was the first new university to be established in Ontario in forty years and was created in a time of fiscal austerity by a Conservative government led by a Premier with a reputation for anti-intellectualism. In many ways, UOIT represents a new way of thinking about the nature of higher education that was prevalent at the time; in other ways, it was unable to effect a significant redesign of curriculum, administration, or structure.

Recommended Citation

King, A. E., & Van Nuland, S. (2016) Creating a New University in a Time of Political and Economic Conservatism. Higher Education in Transformation Symposium, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, November 2-6.