{"id":366418,"date":"2026-03-24T10:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/sosc\/?page_id=366418"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:10:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:10:25","slug":"spotlight-conversations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/sosc\/experience\/spotlight-conversations\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight Conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Join us for upcoming guest lectures and events where we will be engaging the community on important topics in social science today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-uppercase h5\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/sosc\/faculty-research\/our-research\/\">Our Research<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/researchcommons.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research Commons<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/about\/careers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join Us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group grey-bg-block has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inaugural Department of Social Science Spotlight Conversation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-thumbnail rounded-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/sosc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2026\/03\/Maple-Leaf-550x550-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/sosc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2026\/03\/Maple-Leaf-550x550-1.png 550w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/sosc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2026\/03\/Maple-Leaf-550x550-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/sosc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2026\/03\/Maple-Leaf-550x550-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.6%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading h5 text-uppercase text-primary\">Resisting privatization in&nbsp;Ontario\u2019s&nbsp;public universities&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guest Speaker:<\/strong> David Leadbeater<br><strong>Date:<\/strong> April 7, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ontario has moved further than any other Canadian province toward the privatization and corporatization of its public universities. Successive governments\u2014supported by federal funding policies\u2014have created conditions that, without stronger resistance, point toward a future of program cuts, job losses, rising tuition and reduced access for students. These trends threaten the vitality of non\u2011elite Arts and basic Sciences programs, as well as the broader community and regional responsibilities that universities have traditionally upheld. The Laurentian University bankruptcy offers important lessons for faculty, students, and all who care about the future of public higher education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David Leadbeater <\/strong>taught in the Department of Economics at Laurentian University from 1989 to 2021. His academic interests include the economic development of Canada, urban and regional economics, labour economics, and the intersections of colonialism and economic theory. Leadbeater is the editor of <a href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/book\/resources-empire-and-labour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Resources, Empire and Labour: Crises, Lessons and Alternatives<\/em><\/a> and author of <a href=\"https:\/\/fernwoodpublishing.ca\/book\/mining-town-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Mining Town Crisis: Globalization, Labour and Resistance in Sudbury<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-thumbnail rounded-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/sosc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2026\/03\/David-Leadbeater-550x550-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/sosc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2026\/03\/David-Leadbeater-550x550-2.png 550w, 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