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If the past has been an era of leadership, sadly I have to say that we have now moved into the era of, to say the least, disappointment… The post-September 11th mindset has sold human rights short in the name […]

The Canada Research Chairs program has breached the terms of a mediated settlement that was sup­posed to address the underrepresentation of equity-seeking groups in chair appointments. Eight academics from universities across Canada — with CAUT playing a role in lending […]

Membership — UOIT Faculty Association president Raymond Cox took his seat at CAUT Council last month following a unanimous ‘yes’ vote on the resolution to admit his association to the national organization. Full-time faculty represented by the University of Ontario […]

In her reply, Penni Stewart says that “although many young women start out in science and engineering, a disproportionate number drop out and switch fields, suggesting that the climate remains problematic, (Letters, Bulletin, November 2008).” However, the national data for […]

The executive and membership of the Brandon University Faculty Association would like to express their sincere gratitude for the support we received during the recent job action. We cannot express how much it has meant to us. We are grateful […]

Charles Cross Bigelow, CAUT’s pre­sident in 1972–1973 and Dean Eme­ritus of the University of Manitoba, died Nov. 25. He was 80. Dr. Bigelow’s contributions to CAUT and CAUT’s collective bar­gaining initiatives spanned more than 40 years and involved academic staff […]

Hundreds of faculty and students at the University of Alberta have signed letters protesting the administration’s unilateral decision to shut down the Office of Human Rights. They want to know why the office, which for 18 years offered con­fidential advice […]

Walkout could begin this month Nova Scotia College of Art and Design technical and educational resource personnel could walk off the job later this month, after 97 per cent of the union’s membership voted in a strike referendum ballot Dec. […]

[Photo d'archives] Les délégués à l’assemblée du Conseil de l’ACPPU tenue à Ottawa le mois dernier ont adopté à l’unani­mité une motion imposant un blâme à l’Université des Premières nations du Canada (UPNC) en conséquence du défaut, de la part […]

Vous aurez remarqué que la po­litique d’enseignement supéri­eur ne figurait pas au rang des enjeux de la dernière campagne élec­torale fédérale. Le programme du Parti conservateur, reporté au pou­voir, ne comportait rien à ce sujet. Pourquoi? Cela semble évident : […]

Selon un rapport de recherche publié par le Boston College Center for International Higher Edu­cation, c’est au Canada que les sa­laires d’embauche des universitaires sont les plus élevés au monde. Les chercheurs de cet institut ont examiné la rémunération touchée […]

« Nous sommes malheureusement passés d’une ère de leadership à, le moins que l’on puisse dire, une ère de performance décevante... [C'est] l’affreux changement de mentalité opéré depuis le 11 septembre qui a permis de brader les droits humains au […]