Two recent articles from University Affairs debate the recruitment of American faculty and researchers to Canadian institutions. In an article in favour of American recruitment, Dominik Stecuła (Ohio State University) writes that Canada should act due to moral and pragmatic reasons: The broader scholarly community should respond when academic freedom is threatened, and Canada may benefit from attracting research talent. In an article against American recruitment, Ari Gandsman (University of Ottawa) asserts that Canada’s postsecondary sector has a pre-existing issue with Americanization. Grandsman further argues that many hiring committees already prioritize candidates with PhDs from American institutions, which he says affects intellectual diversity, discourages the pursuit of doctoral programs in Canada, and limits Canadian perspectives inthe classroom.
