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Une nouvelle étude de Statistique Canada rendue publique le mois dernier révèle que la hausse marquée des frais de scolarité se traduit par une baisse très significative du nombre d’étudiants de famille à revenu moyen qui s’inscrivent dans les programmes […]

Canada’s privacy commissioner has found that government anti-terrorist measures since Sept. 11 have threatened privacy and civil liberties. In her annual report to Parliament, Jennifer Stoddart noted numerous examples of the federal government’s security concerns overriding privacy rights. She cited […]

Education unions and student organizations from Quebec and English Canada have joined forces to support a new dedicated federal transfer for post-secondary education. In a letter issued earlier this month to provincial ministers of education, CAUT, the Canadian Labour Congress, […]

Governance and cultural issues at First Nations’ post-secondary educational institutions will be examined at a national symposium in November sponsored by the University of Regina Faculty Association’s aboriginal advisory group, in conjunction with the association and CAUT. "We will be […]

A new university research chair program unveiled by the government of Ontario is coming under fire from the province’s academic community. The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations is criticizing the $25 million program designed to fund eight research chairs […]

Once again CAUT president Loretta Czernis has come through with an insightful piece ("Inspire Students with Straight Talk," Bulletin, Sept. 2005), typical of her columns. However, it is difficult at public institutions to keep up the high level of intellectual […]

The largest union of post-secondary teachers in Ireland is urging the government to reject the recommendations of an OECD review of the country’s tertiary education system. The OECD report, presented to the Irish government late last year, calls for sweeping […]

We have often been told that post-secondary institutions are inherently hierarchical. However, after a century of struggle to democratize higher education, it is becoming clear that the most fruitful model for the future is a co-operative institution in which the […]

I want to address two fallacies — that "white people have no right to interfere in First Nations business" and that First Nations leaders "should be allowed to learn from their own mistakes." The following are quotations from Judge David […]

In testimony last month before special House of Commons and Senate committees, CAUT called for the repeal of Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Act. "Police and security officials already had all the powers they needed to fight terrorism without the draconian Anti-Terrorism Act," […]

CAUT is accepting recommendations for the 2006 Sarah Shorten Award. The award, established by CAUT in 1990, recognizes outstanding achievements in promoting the advancement of women in Canadian universities and colleges. "Faculty associations, women’s committees, or any other interested parties […]

A study released last month by Statistics Canada shows that big hikes in tuition fees have meant far fewer students from middle class families are attending medical, law or dentistry programs. The report provides one of the most definitive assessments […]