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Wayne Peters, président de l'ACPPU (à gauche), et Erin Patterson, présidente du Comité des bibliothécaires et des archivistes de l'ACPPU (à droite), ont remis à Linda Winkler le Prix des bibliothécaires pour services émérites de l'ACPPU. [Alberta Union of Provincial […]

Richard Atleo avec son fils Shawn Atleo, chef national de l’Assemblée des Premières nations, après la remise du Prix pour l’équité de l’ACPPU à l’assemblée du Conseil, le 30 novembre à Ottawa. Un éminent aîné et érudit des Premières na­tions […]

Dans leurs collaborations avec les gouvernements, l’industrie et les donateurs privés, nos universités abdiquent leur intégrité et ébranlent les principes académiques fondamentaux que sont l’autono­mie de l’établissement d’enseignement et la liberté académique. Telle est la sombre conclusion du rapport publié […]

Universities are sacrificing their academic inte­grity in their zeal to enter research and program collaborations with industry and donor foundations, warns a major report released by CAUT on Nov. 20. The report, called Open for Business, examines a dozen research […]

Anyone who was at the University of New Brunswick in 1968–1969 will remember the tumultuous events that are known in the shorthand of history as “the Strax Affair.” And anyone who wants to revisit the story, or read it for […]

As the editor of a small Canadian society journal, MUSICultures, the journal of the Canadian Society for Traditional Music (CSTM), I must respond to CAUT president Wayne Peters’ May 2013 column, “Open access publishing serves the public good.” While I […]

A majority of Canadians believe that unions and employee associations play a positive role in Canadian society, according to the most recent public opinion poll commissioned by CAUT. In a Harris/Decima survey conducted last month, 56 per cent of Canadians […]

CAUT is revamping its structure for promoting equity, following a review of current practice and a vote called at the recent CAUT Council meeting in Ottawa. Council delegates supported the creation of a permanent equity committee made up of two […]

Contract academic staff at Wilfrid Laurier University ratified a new collective agreement earlier this month that offers steady pay increases throughout the next three years. According to the agreement, struck Nov. 26 with the assistance of a provincial mediator, contract […]

[diamant24 / Shutterstock.com] Basic scientific research in Canada is under serious pressure, concludes a new report from CAUT. CAUT’s “Federal Funding of Basic Research” report found that funding for basic research programs nation­wide has declined overall in recent years, as […]

Association will hire a new associate executive director, administration & finance. After close to 30 years as the financial face of CAUT, Gordon Piché is retiring next year from the senior management ranks of the association. Piché announced he will […]

Gender and family in the ivory tower Mary Ann Mason, Nicholas H. Wolfinger & Marc Goulden. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2013; 188 pp; ISBN: 978-0-81356-081-6, cloth $72 USD; ISBN: 978-0-81356-080-9, paper $25.95 USD; ISBN: 978-0-81356-715-0, e-book $25.95 USD. […]