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Un agent de sécurité inspecte le sac d’une étudiante à l’Université de Winnipeg le 25 septembre. L’important dispositif de sécurité mis en place sur le campus a été maintenu pendant plusieurs jours après la découverte du message de menace. (Photo […]

CAUT has added its voice in calling for support of Iraqi academics facing escalating and horrific dangers at universities throughout the besieged nation. “The situation of our colleagues at Iraqi post-secondary educational institutions is almost beyond description,” said CAUT executive […]

There’s something brewing in New Brunswick, and it’s not a pot of King Cole tea! I had originally planned to complete my two-part series about CAUT’s international reach, and particularly our role at Education International’s world congress in Berlin last […]

Edmonton conference explores new options for delivering equality. Contract academic staff and officials of member associations from across the country travelled to Edmonton May 28 for CAUT’s third biennial contract academic staff conference. David Johnson, president of the Academic Staff […]

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is promoting increased privatization instead of greater access to public education in its annual report released last month, says the largest international organization representing educators. The OECD’s 450-page report, Education at a Glance […]

Dr. David Strangway founded Quest University Canada following his 12-year tenure as president of the University of British Columbia. [Photo: Todd Lawson] CAUT has asked a two-person commission to determine if Quest University Canada, a new, private university in British […]

The overall level of stress in academic staff employed in Canadian universities is very high, according to a new study released this month by CAUT. The study’s findings are consistent with similar studies of stress among academic staff in the […]

Cindy Oliver (right) who chairs CAUT’s contract academic staff committee, was the impetus behind CAUT’s resolution. She’s seen here at the EI World Congress with Margaret Flomo, national president of the National Teachers Association of Liberia. Teachers and educators from […]

CAUT on the Move (Part 4) Another academic year is starting, and I hope it will be a happy and fruitful one for each and every one of you, as well as for CAUT as a whole! I also want […]

On-campus daycare may have future at University of Lethbridge. [Photos.com] University of Lethbridge Faculty Association members voted overwhelmingly this summer in favour of opening childcare services on campus. ULFA president Steve Ferzacca said the union membership voted in June to […]

Simon Fraser University officials issued an apology July 25 over the handling of the appointment of the J.S. Woodsworth chair in 2001. [File Photo] Simon Fraser University has acknowledged it made mistakes and expressed “sincere regret” to David Noble over […]

Le gouvernement libéral de l’Ontario promet d’offrir le droit à la négociation collective aux employés à temps partiel des collèges s’il est réélu. Chris Bentley, ministre de la Formation et des Collèges et Universités, a annoncé le 30 août que […]