Academic Matters: The Journal of Higher Education is a Canadian magazine which publishes articles on issues of relevance to postsecondary education in Canada and internationally, as well as literature and film reviews, original fiction, research notes and commentaries.

The magazine's mandate is to be a forum for original, thoughtful and engaging discussion of current trends in higher education and consideration of academe's future direction.

Academic Matters was launched in November 2005 to fill a critical need in the Canadian media coverage of universities.

Articles in Academic Matters have been picked up by media in both the United States and Canada, including The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Globe and Mail, National Post, and Toronto Star.

Academics, journalists and novelists who have contributed to Academic Matters include Michael Ignatieff, Carl Wieman, Camilla Gibb, David Foot, George Elliott Clarke, Richard Lipsey, Lee Gowan, Kim Echlin, Eric Wright, Judy Rebick, David Suzuki, and Mark Kingwell.