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Although it's now widely accepted that an affordable, accessible and high quality post-secondary education is critical to the development of nations, governments in Canada have been slow to make universities and colleges a priority. Instead of a co-ordinated approach between […]

Income contingent repayment plans represent the single largest threat to accessible post-secondary education. In September 2004, the majority of Canadian students were protected by a tuition fee freeze for the first time in history. This was thanks to pressure from […]

Pierre Ouellet joined CAUT in January as Collective Bargaining Officer. A political scientist at Concordia University since 1992, he also has more than a decade of experience in negotiations and labour relations with the Concordia Part-time Faculty Association. Since 1994 […]

The House of Commons Finance Committee is recommending the federal government create a separate funding envelope for post-secondary education. The recommendation comes in response to concerns that CAUT and other groups raised during the committee's pre-budget hearings about the lack […]

CAUT has created two additional assistant executive director positions and invited applications for one that will begin on July 1, 2005. The other will be posted in 2006. "Our assistant executive directors provide tactical and strategic advice to member associations […]

Il nous faut trouver des moyens de rendre le travail universitaire plus favorable à la famille. C'est le message que je retiens des nouvelles données recueillies par l'ACPPU et faisant ressortir un « baby gap » important parmi les professeures […]

L'indépendance et l'intégrité de l'enseignement de la médecine et de la recherche médicale au Canada sont en péril, car trop de professeurs de clinique ne jouissent pas de la même liberté académique et des mêmes droits en matière d'emploi que […]

L'ACPPU a annoncé le lancement en novembre d'une campagne nationale pour mettre au jour les dangers cachés que fait courir aux étudiants et au personnel l'exposition à l'amiante dans les établissements des quatre coins du pays. « L'amiante est une […]

La Fédération canadienne des étudiantes et étudiants a dévoilé le chronomètre numérique de l'endettement étudiant national afin de démontrer ce qu'elle appelle la crise de l'endettement étudiant. « Paul Martin a déclaré une guerre à l'endettement il y a dix […]

Le Syndicat des employé(e)s de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (SEFPO), qui représente le personnel de 24 collèges d'arts appliqués et de technologie de l'Ontario, est devenu membre de l'ACPPU en novembre dernier. « C'est avec grand plaisir que nous […]

While at first blush Professors Waltner-Toews and Berezin appear to be commenting on copyright from opposite perspectives - Waltner-Toews expressing concern that creators of creative works should be suitably compensated while Berezin calling for a phase-out of copyright within the […]

CAUT announced the launch in November of a national campaign to highlight the hidden dangers students and staff face from exposure to asbestos at institution across the country. "Asbestos is an extremely hazardous substance that has been completely banned in […]