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CAUT has created a new web site to provide public access to the growing list of "war on terrorism" measures taken by governments in Canada, the United States and Europe. The site, www.WarOnTerrorismWatch.ca, includes links to government legislation and policy […]

In a year-end letter to Prime Minister Paul Martin, six national education organizations have called on the federal government to reinvest in Canada's universities and colleges through a new federal-provincial transfer for post-secondary education. "This joint letter represents an important […]

Negotiations between the University of Prince Edward Island and its faculty union reached a critical stage this month, with the union deciding to move into strike readiness. The UPEI Faculty Association, the union representing more than 300 full and part-time […]

Prior to Christmas, my wife and I spent a week's holiday in London, U.K. We had very little news of Canada, except for a brief one-paragraph in The Times of London about Paul Martin taking over as prime minister. On […]

At its November meeting, CAUT Council voted to press the federal government to stop the export of asbestos, withdraw its funding from the Asbestos Institute and support a worldwide drive to eliminate all use of asbestos. The resolution, proposed by […]

CAUT has become a member of the Maquila Solidarity Network, a Canadian advocacy group campaigning to end sweatshop abuses in the global garment industry. "Universities and colleges have played an important role in trying to end the exploitation of garment […]

Jeanette Buckingham, a librarian at the University of Alberta, is a winner of the CAUT Academic Librarians' Distinguished Service Award this year. Buckingham was recognized for her work in promoting librarians' academic status and working conditions. The award, presented by […]

The reversal of Professor David Noble's selection to the J.S. Woodsworth Chair at Simon Fraser University should be an alarm bell for academic faculty in Canada. A president leading his vice-president academic and the dean of humanities to terminate an […]

The latest round of Canada's Copyright Act reform is "not off to a good start," says Ken Field, chair of CAUT's intellectual property working group. Through October and November the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage conducted hearings […]

American Association of University Professors president Jane Buck spoke to CAUT Council delegates about a just-released special report by AAUP on the risks to academic freedom and free inquiry posed by the government response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. […]

CAUT recently welcomed two new member associations from Ontario, Brescia Faculty Association and the Ontario College of Art & Design Faculty Association, as well as the Saskatchewan Association of University Teachers. "These members represent a broadening base of membership support […]

Kudos to McGill student Jesse Rosenfeld for refusing to submit his essay for an electronic plagiarism test (Bulletin, Nov. 2003). In refusing, this second-year student demonstrates more wisdom and common sense than many tenured academics who have signed up for […]