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CAUT moved to its new custom-built headquarters on Queensview Drive at the end of January, after 12 years at its former home.     “Since we first built our own building in 1994, CAUT’s membership has grown by 44 per cent,” said CAUT […]

L'idée d’établir les modalités de remboursement des prêts étudiants en fonction du revenu du diplômé semble intéressante à première vue, mais elle n’est rien d’autre qu’« un loup déguisé en brebis », selon une nouvelle étude rendue publique par l’ACPPU […]

La Fédération canadienne des étudiantes et étudiants (FCEE) a célébré son 25e anniversaire lors d’un gala tenu le 25 novembre dernier au Musée canadien des civilisations. L’événement a été marqué notamment par un exposé de l’illustre commentateur de télévision Avi […]

L'affaire Maher Arar entraîne des conséquences sur les libertés civiles de tous les Canadiens. Tel est le constat qu’a dressé un groupe d’experts invités à prendre la parole devant l’assemblée du Conseil de l’ACPPU tenue en novembre dernier à Ottawa. […]

The Standing Committee on Finance is calling on the Conservative government to boost funding for post-secondary education by creating a new dedicated transfer payment with more accountability over how the money is spent. “The committee believes that greater transparency and […]

An investigation into a dispute between Dr. Kin-Yip Chun and the University of Toronto by an independent committee of inquiry has found serious violations of academic procedures and evidence of systemic discrimination and harassment.     The committee was appointed in June 2003, […]

Canada needs a set of explicit, well-defined national goals and objectives for post-secondary education, according to a first national overview of the sector released in December.     In “Canadian Post-secondary Education: A Positive Record — An Uncertain Future,” the Canadian Council on […]

The Canadian Federation of Students celebrated their 25th anniversary Nov. 25 with a gala hosted at the Museum of Civilization.     The gala featured a keynote speech by noted TV commentator Avi Lewis, who lauded the federation’s integral role in the fight […]

By Greg Allain The new year is upon us, and once again it is the season for New Year’s resolutions. What will it be this time around? Those of us who are inveterate smokers will probably pledge, most not for […]

MLA Task Force on Evaluating Scholarship for Tenure and Promotion Donna C. Stanton, Michael Bérubé, Leonard Cassuto, Morris Eaves, John Guillory, Donald E. Hall & Sean Latham. New York: Modern Language Association, 2006; 100 pp; Available free for download at […]

Sarah Shorten Award winners Patricia Baker (second from left) & Janice Dodd (centre) receive their awards from CAUT president Greg Allain & CAUT Women's Committee chair Wendy Robbins during a ceremony in Ottawa on Nov. 25. Janice Dodd and Patricia […]

The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association and the university came to terms on a tentative agreement Dec. 22, after five days of conciliation. About 1,400 full-time and contract academic staff will vote on whether to ratify the new four-year […]