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A clear majority of Canadians say a newly elected federal government's first priority should be to use the bulging surplus to increase spending on social programs like health care and education, shows a poll released this month by CAUT. Nearly […]

CAUT has invited the leaders of all five major political parties to participate in an all-party roundtable discussion on post-secondary issues on Nov. 24. The political roundtable will be part of CAUT's annual fall Council meeting at which representatives of […]

I would like to make a few points in relation to your articles on the confused and confusing situation at Trent. As you state: "the president's plan (for the relocation of two of the colleges) has support among many sectors […]

Dec. 6, 2000 marks the eleventh anniversary of the massacre of 14 women at Montreal's École Polytechnique. The White Ribbon Campaign provides an opportunity for all Canadians, especially men, to make a personal, public declaration of support for ending men's […]

In mid-October the government of Ontario introduced its pernicious and highly controversial legislation to establish the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act. Bill 132 will repeal the Degree Granting Act and change the title of and make amendments to the […]

An appeals court in the United States has ruled that three professors at the University of Vincennes in southwestern Indiana have a case against their university, which penalised them financially after they criticised the institution. The three received smaller increases […]

The Canada Research Chairs Program is a powerful tool being used by the Canadian government to accelerate the restructuring of post-secondary education. The Canada Research Chairs Program raises disturbing questions about the future of post-secondary education in Canada. It promises […]

At their annual general meeting in Halifax on Oct. 14, CAUT Defence Fund trustees voted to increase strike benefits to $50 per calendar day, from the current $40. The benefits start on the eighth day of a strike. The fund […]

Fifty thousand demonstrators converged on Parliament Hill Oct. 15 to support demands to end violence against women and women's poverty in Canada for the World March of Women 2000 event in Ottawa. But Prime Minister Jean Chrétien sent them home […]

CAUT has hired Rosemary Morgan as the newest member of its legal staff. A graduate of Carleton University and the University of Ottawa law school, Rosemary has spent the last nine years as legal counsel with the Canadian Human Rights […]

The planned CAUT/FQPPU national lobby day has been pre-empted by the federal election campaign. In its place, CAUT will host a lobbying and communications workshop on Nov. 23. The workshop will provide participants with advice and training on how to […]

CAUT recently upgraded two administrative positions and hired John Hollingsworth and Linda Rumleski to fill them. A research analyst in CAUT's research department, John is a recent graduate of Carleton's M.A. program in political economy. Previously he had been a […]