January-February 2024

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Speak up — On the importance of extramural academic freedom

By David Robinson In 1977, the Director of the School of Social Work at Memorial University notified Professor...

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February 2024

President’s message / The malaise in post-secondary administrative recruitment

By Peter McInnis For some time now, we have observed a troubling situation in the recruitment...

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February 2024

CAUT Bulletin — January-February 2024

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February 2024

By the numbers / Inflation eroded the value of graduate Tri-Council grants over the last 20 years

With no cost-of-living adjustments since inception, the value of many graduate Tri-Council...

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In this Issue

Executive director's corner / Research community faces more restrictions on international collaboration
By David Robinson In December, the Federal Court released a decision that is sure to have wide-ranging...
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News / Push to protect universities and colleges from corporate insolvency inches closer to becoming law
Bill C-59, federal legislation to implement the government’s Fall Economic Statement, was being debated in...
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News / B.C. minister exits cabinet over political interference
B.C. Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Selina Robinson resigned on February 5,...
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News / Canadian government unveils new research security policy
The federal government has announced researchers who work in sensitive areas and partner with 103 Chinese,...
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News / International student cap a “blunt instrument”
The federal government has announced changes to the international student visa program, including a 2-year...
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News / SGPPUM and Université de Montréal reached a tentative agreement
The Syndicat général des professeurs et professeures de l’Université de Montréal (SGPPUM) reached a...
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News / Ontario: Blue-ribbon panel calls for increased post-secondary funding
A government-appointed “blue-ribbon panel” concluded last November that Ontario’s post-secondary education...
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News / Quebec public sector unions and government reached a tentative agreement
After 11 days on strike in November and December, a “common front” of public sector unions in Quebec...
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News / Faculty at America’s largest public university system begin and end strike in one day
California State University (CSU) faculty reached a tentative deal the day they began a historic strike on...
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Letter to the Editor / We must address antisemitism as part of EDI in Canadian Higher Education
By Lilach Marom I’m a Jewish education scholar who works on issues of equity, diversity and inclusion (...
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Letter to the Editor / Canadian post-secondary institutions and Palestine/Israel
By Muhannad Ayyash In a statement dated November 29, 2023, fifteen Palestinian universities called on the...
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Letter to the Editor / Mobilizing CAS — engaging the hidden support
By Karen Harper At the recent CAUT Contract Academic Staff (CAS) conference, attendees were eager for...
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Interview

Interview / Sarah Laframboise

Sarah Laframboise is the executive director of Evidence for Democracy (E4D), a grassroots organization advocating...

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