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How Severance Mirrors U.S. Higher Education Administration: The Compartmentalization and Bureaucracy of Modern Academia

Higher Education Inquirer

While this premise seems far-fetched, the shows underlying critique of institutional control, bureaucratic systems, and dehumanizing workplace environments mirrors certain aspects of U.S. The result is a sense of alienation and detachment from the institution, not unlike the isolated existence portrayed in Severance.

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University Presidents Called to Action

Higher Education Inquirer

From their controversial legacy admissions practices to their outsized political influence, these institutions are not merely places of learningthey are gatekeepers of social and economic power, shaping the future through both exclusion and influence.

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The Work We Do: Reflecting on CARL’s Competencies for Librarians in Canadian Research Libraries

ACRLog

The vision and mission statements of your library or institution? Direction from your supervisor or administration? The CARL Competencies. How do you envision your role as an academic librarian? With your job description? And do you have the knowledge, skills, and values to support this work?