Episode One – James Turk (Centre for Free Expression)
Dr. James Turk is Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Toronto Metropolitan University and Director of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Centre for Free Expression. From 1998 to June 2014, he served as Executive Director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers.
James brings a combination of experience, insight and passion to our introductory episode to the podcast.
Learn more about Dr. James Turk: https://cfe.ryerson.ca/people/james-l-turk
Follow James on Twitter: @jameslturk
Host
Dr. Marc Spooner
Professor, Faculty of Education University of Regina
Dr. Marc Spooner is a professor in the Faculty of Education, University of Regina. He specializes in qualitative and participatory action research at the intersections of theory and action-on-the-ground.
His interests include: homelessness & poverty, "audit culture" & the effects of neoliberalization & corporatization on higher education, and social justice, activism, & participatory democracy.
He has published in a variety of venues including peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, government reports, and popularizations. He is recognized by the Canadian Senate as an expert in homelessness.
Stephen Hurley
Chief Catalyst voicEd Radio Canada
Stephen Hurley has spent nearly 40 years as an educator. He has experience as a classroom teacher, a curriculum consultant, a teacher educator and a policy observer. As the founder and chief catalyst at voicEd Radio, Hurley is passionate about nurturing stronger relationships between education research, practice and policy.
