Ann Dowsett Johnston

Topics

Presentations

Why University Rankings are Better Than Their Reputation

Making More Than Just an Educated Guess: Choices in Canadian Education

Don't Shoot the Messenger: The Need for Accountability in Public Education

Keeping it Simple - The Comforts Of Home

Summary Profile

An award-winning journalist, Ann Dowsett Johnston is well respected for her expertise in higher education and public policy. Beyond her focus on education, Dowsett Johnston has written on a wide variety of subjects, from the arts to mental health. Her personal writing was anthologized in Threads II: More of What We Aren't Told. Dowsett Johnston spent a year writing and researching the issue of Women and Alcohol as part of the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy. This series can be followed in November 2011 at www.thestar.com. A graduate of Queen's University, Dowsett Johnston lives in Toronto.

Dowsett Johnston has won numerous awards for her work, including five National Magazine Awards. She is also the recipient of a Southam Fellowship.

Feisty and outspoken, Dowsett Johnston champions the need for greater accountability in public education, encouraging audiences to make intelligent, informed choices.

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