Dr. Julia M Wright

George Munro Chair in Literature & Rhetoric, Dalhousie University

I've published op-eds in The Globe and Mail, Inside Higher Ed, the Hill Times, the Chronicle Herald, and, as co-author, The Calgary Herald and the Globe and Mail, mostly on higher education and research. I've also published four pieces for The Conversation (one co-authored) as a scholar in Health Humanities.

Media

Independence of universities doesn’t end at boardroom door

NS Advocate, August 24, 2020Online

URL: https://nsadvocate.org/2020/08/24/dr-julia-wright-independence-of-universities-doesnt-end-at-boardroom-door/

Listening to expertise: We can do better in higher education

Globe and Mail, September 1, 2021Online

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-listening-to-expertise-we-can-do-better-in-higher-education/

We Need a Long-Term Plan for the Post-Secondary Sector in Canada

The Hill Times, September 15, 2021Online

URL: https://www.hilltimes.com/2021/09/15/we-need-a-long-term-plan-for-the-post-secondary-sector-in-canada/316645

COVID-19 is Changing Our World: It’s Time to Rethink International Education

Globe & Mail, February 16, 2021Online

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-covid-19-is-changing-our-world-its-time-to-rethink-international/

by Roopa Desai Trilokekar, Leesa Wheelahan, and Julia M. Wright

The pandemic has shown us why we must restore a margin of safety in our public institutions

Globe & Mail, January 19, 2021Online

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-why-we-must-restore-a-margin-of-safety-to-the-pandemic-response/

Universities, colleges and COVID-19: Lessons learned?

Globe & Mail, April 13, 2021Online

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-universities-colleges-and-covid-19-lessons-learned/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

By Jennifer Brennan, Karen Foster, & Julia M. Wright

Dalhousie to recoup costs for sending Nova Scotia execs to MIT, spokesman says

CBCOnline

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dalhousie-university-mit-executives-fee-tab-faculty-executives-1.3736681

A "ROYAL" RECOGNITION FOR TWO DALHOUSIE RESEARCHERS

Dalhousie University NewsOnline

URL: https://www.dal.ca/news/2017/09/13/a--royal--recognition-for-two-dalhousie-researchers.html

POETRY HAS LINKED WAR AND DISEASE FOR CENTURIES

The Conversation (Canada)Online

URL: https://theconversation.com/poetry-has-linked-war-and-disease-for-centuries-136141

ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE, FURTHERING OUR COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING

Dalhousie University NewsOnline

URL: https://www.dal.ca/news/2020/07/09/advancing-knowledge--furthering-our-collective-understanding.html

Biography

Dr. Julia M. Wright, FRSC, is George Munro Chair in Literature and Rhetoric at Dalhousie University. She has served on a number of national Boards (e.g., the Federation of the Social Humanities & Social Sciences, the Council of Canadian Academies, and the Canadian Lung Association) and as President of the Academy of the Arts and Humanities for the Royal Society of Canada (2019-22) and President of the Dalhousie Faculty Association (2019-20), Her main area of research is 18th- and 19th-c. Irish literature, particularly in relation to ideas of nationhood, gender, and international relations, which has led her to publish regularly on matters related to university governance. She is an interdisciplinary researcher (especially in Health Humanities) who has published widely, including a number of op-eds on higher education and research policy. @juliamwright.bsky.social

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