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On me demande souvent si je suis née au Canada. En fait, je suis née à Toronto le 28 juillet 1952. Je suppose que la question m'est souvent posée à cause de mon nom de famille. D'ailleurs, quand j'étais petite, […]

CAUT's Sarah Shorten Award for outstanding achievements in the promotion of the advancement of women in Canadian universities and colleges was given this year to Meg Luxton of York University. Scholarship, teaching, leadership and activism have been the mainstay of […]

When Anne Duffy, a University of Ottawa professor of medicine, arrived for work at the university's Institute of Mental Health Research at the Royal Ottawa Hospital on March 23, she got a nasty surprise inside. On her secure file room […]

Between January and May, 10 individuals received awards from CAUT in recognition of exceptional service to their faculty associations. CAUT established the Dedicated Service Awards in 2003 to honour contributions at the local level. Recipients are nominated by their associations […]

CAUT last month commended the University of Western Ontario administration for defending academic freedom in the face of a growing controversy over plans to award an honorary degree to Dr. Henry Morgentaler. "We fully support Western president Paul Davenport for […]

In response to Donald Kerr’s letter ("McMaster Policy Revisited," Bulletin, May 2005), I would like to point out that one aspect of the topic has been ignored, namely, that an academic appointment entails between eight and 10 years of education […]

It’s that time of year. Many of us have received disappointing course evaluations, disappointing in the sense that the passengers on the Titanic were disappointed to find out their ship was sinkable. In fact, as a sessional lecturer, my evaluations […]

The Ontario government has introduced legislation that will end mandatory retirement for workers aged 65 and older. "People are healthier and living longer so it is unfair to insist that they stop working simply because they turn 65," said Labour […]

People often ask me if I was born in Canada. I was born in Toronto on July 28, 1952. I suppose I am often asked this question because of my last name. I was taunted mercilessly as a child because […]

In spite of resources that are relatively modest for a G8 country, Canadians have made and continue to make more than their share of contributions to the world's science literature. They've made a difference. It is encouraging, therefore, that over […]

What do you do when your group health insurance coverage ends? ManuLife's 'FollowMe' plan can provide comprehensive coverage without a medical. One day you have the security of a group healthcare plan to help fill the gaps left by your […]

With startup funding from the Graduate Students Association at the University of Ottawa, a group of students and faculty have launched www.uwatch.ca - an organization and web site dedicated to the vision that universities ought to be transparent institutions serving […]