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Des campagnes annuelles sensibilisent la population à la violence faite aux femmes Les mentalités envers la violence faite aux femmes évoluent peu à peu chez les hommes et les institutions. C’est ce que constate la Campagne du ruban blanc — […]

Scientists believe government and research councils focus too heavily on economic outcomes of research, according to the findings reported last month by the Institute of Ideas. The study, conducted by the UK-based institute, also revealed divisions among scientists over whether […]

Shown holding the Distinguished Academic Awards are Lisa Doolittle, Alvin Finkel and Emily Luce. Three Alberta academics are recipients of first Distinguished Academic Awards from the Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations. The award recognizes members of academia whose research or […]

Annual campaigns bring awareness to the fight to end violence against women. Male and institutional attitudes about violence against women are gradually changing for the better, according to the White Ribbon Campaign, now in its 17th year of “men working […]

The American Federation of Teachers is facing head-on the issue of supporting both tenure-track faculty and part and full-time non tenure track colleagues at U.S. post-secondary institutions. Faculty and College Excellence, or FACE, is a three-pronged nationwide campaign by AFT […]

Sheldon Krimsky shown here addressing the Harry Crowe Foundation conference Nov. 2, 2007. The objectivity of university research is under growing threat from the influence of industry, governments and other outside pressure groups. That was the conclusion of scholars gathered […]

Sandy Hershcovis’ commentary "Teaching Must Not be Trumped by Research,” (Bulletin, September 2007), was a compelling reading. But the reality is that teaching was never really in the game at all. And it’s not going to be. Advocate teaching to […]

Winnipeg, MB: Administration Building — University of Manitoba. (Photo: Imaging Services, Media Production Group/University of Manitoba) The University of Manitoba violated provincial labour law and a collective agreement when it tried to remove coaching positions from the faculty union, a […]

Les recommandations de la Commission méritent la note « Échec » … Tout dépend maintenant du Groupe de travail.      Dans ma chronique du mois d’octobre j’ai examiné la recommandation principale de la Commission du Nouveau-Brunswick sur l’enseignement postsecondaire proposant de […]

Selon une nouvelle étude publiée le mois dernier par l’ACPPU, le niveau général de stress chez le personnel académique des universités canadiennes est très élevé. Les conclusions de l’étude coïncident avec celles d’études semblables sur le stress chez les professeurs […]

Les membres de l’AUFA défilent en silence pour dénoncer les promesses brisées par l’employeur. (Photo : John Eustace) Les cours ont repris normalement, ce mois-ci, à l’Université Acadia où les membres du syndicat du personnel académique (AUFA) ont mis fin, […]

In business, government and education today electronic tribes gather on a daily basis to send each other millions of signals that digitally bind together people in thousands of virtual tribes. Yet these social formations so touted by lovers of high […]