May-June 2020

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CAUT Bulletin May-June 2020

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May 2020

Coronavirus hits campus

Like most streets in our cities, large and small, university and college campuses have been near...

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May 2020

By the Numbers / A crisis within a crisis

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May 2020

News / Students reconsidering fall semester plans in wake of COVID-19

A survey commissioned by CAUT and the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) shows a significant...

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In this Issue

News / Going online without any proper help
It all went by very fast. One day students were in class, the next one, campuses were closed and academic...
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News / Support for research welcome but further expansion of the wage subsidy program needed
CAUT welcomed the recent announcement from the federal government of $450 million in further support to...
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News / Australian universities brace for 21,000 job losses
The university community in Australia is warning that a federal government pledge to maintain existing...
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News / US Congress approves $14 billion in emergency relief for universities and colleges
As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the United States Congress...
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News / Budget watchdog says UK education sector will be hardest hit by COVID-19
The United Kingdom’s Office for Budget Responsibility is forecasting that education will be the sector...
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President’s message / A new deal for post-secondary education
By Brenda Austin-Smith The rhetoric of war dominates descriptions of how Canada should cope with COVID-19....
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COVID-19 Feature / Researchers concerned about impacts of COVID-19
COVID-19 may be shining a light on science, from the race for vaccines to trials of treatments, but the...
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Commentary / Imagining education after the pandemic
By David Robinson The first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly and radically upended our universities...
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Commentary / A modest proposal for our times
By Robin Vose Pandemic-related questions are causing many of us to lose sleep these days. “What will...
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Commentary / Austerity is the wrong path for Manitoba
By Shiu-Yik Au The COVID-19 pandemic has been a tumultuous time for both the health and wealth of all...
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Commentary / Faculty should push back during COVID-19
By Honor Brabazon Universities’ move to ‘remote’ teaching in response to COVID-19 has been justified as an...
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Interview

Interview / Michael Meranze

Michael Meranze is Professor of History and Chair of the Academic Senate at the University of California, Los...

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