The first European universities emerged at the beginning of the High Middle Ages, offering courses in the liberal arts, and advanced professional training in theology, law, and medicine. A Medieval scholar might have described the study of the liberal arts as a necessary precursor to what academics now call ‘critical thinking’. But, it could be … Read more
Why JD Vance’s anti-university rhetoric is winning votes. October 31, 2024 by Lincoln Allison (emeritus reader in politics at the University of Warwick). AI Summary Made by Wordtune: On October 31st I received this article in my inbox. Like the author, I believe that JD Vance’s position on the higher education industry has some merit. … Read more
CPA Canada admits it’s having trouble attracting new recruits into the profession. According to a recent article in the profession’s PIVOT Magazine: “Mitch Stein – an Associate Professor of Managerial Accounting and Control at the Ivey School of Business and Director of the CPA Ontario Centre for Accounting and the Public Interest, and many other … Read more
Audit and management consulting work are largely irrelevant for the smaller 99% of firms that dominate the sector. Auditing has been declining in importance since the US public markets started shrinking since their heyday in the mid to late 1990s. Today private equity is the most common way for early-stage companies to scale their operations. … Read more
Higher Education Lobbyists Line Up for Handouts In September 2019, Oxford University in the UK published an article by Gwilym Croucher linking productivity and higher education: “Universities and colleges now demand a greater proportion of public and private resources and form a larger part of the economic life of most countries. Higher education contributes to … Read more
Canadians log more hours than other countries but the workforce is less productive. What gives? Bloatware in Canadian Colleges – YouTube.com Despite their assertions about developing critical thinking skills in graduates or protecting the public interest, our education industry seems to have succumbed to a sales culture and growth at-all-costs model more in keeping with … Read more
Are Colleges + Professional Bodies Guilty of Match Fixing? According to a report released by Statistics Canada on November 30 of 2022: “Recent immigrants made up nearly half of the growth in the share of Canadians with a bachelor’s degree or higher. However, some immigrants’ talents remain underutilized, as over one-quarter of all immigrants with … Read more
THE NEW CPA COMPILATION STANDARDS CPA CANADA ROLLS OUT NEW STANDARDS FOR COMPILATIONS In 2021, CPA Canada introduced a new standard for compilation engagements. For accounting practitioners that work with small business clients that will mean increased work – and likely increased fees for their clients. Failing that the practitioners will absorb the cost and … Read more
According to Wikipedia “Lies, damned lies, and statistics” is a phrase describing the persuasive power of statistics to bolster weak arguments, “one of the best, and best-known” critiques of applied statistics. It is also sometimes colloquially used to doubt statistics used to prove an opponent’s point. The phrase was popularized in the United States by … Read more