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Le 15 mars dernier, le ministre de la Recherche, de la Science et de la Technologie du Québec, M. Rochon, a présenté un plan d'action qui place la recherche au coeur des priorités gouvernementales québécoises. Ainsi, le Fonds pour la […]

Public awareness campaign aims to restore public funding for post-secondary education. Our universities, our future -- that's the slogan of the CAUT's public awareness campaign scheduled to be officially launched later this year. "Our slogan underlines that a university education […]

Pour la première fois, le Conseil des ministres de l'Éducation, Canada (CMEC) a convenu de principes et de grandes lignes pour l'enseignement postsecondaire au Canada. Leur rapport intitulé les Attentes du public relatives au secteur postsecondaire au Canada constitue un […]

Nos universités, notre avenir, voilà le slogan de la campagne de sensibilisation du public dont le lancement officiel est prévu au cours de l'année. «Notre slogan souligne que l'enseignement universitaire est un bien public qui profite à tous. Ce n'est […]

Saskatchewan and British Columbia tabled their 1999 fiscal plans in March. While the prairie province handed down its sixth straight surplus budget, BC raised its deficit to fund new investment in health care and education in an effort to breathe […]

The Canadian Federation of Students and a university graduate have joined forces to fight against new provisions to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act that prevent graduates from being granted bankruptcy protection for ten years after they leave their post-secondary institution. […]

Jennifer Mather has again trotted out the tired refrain that we must do something about the "under-representation" of women in science ("Working for More Women in Science" Bulletin, February), a theme that has unfortunately resulted in, among other measures, a […]

On Jan. 10 the widely broadcast TV program "60 minutes" devoted much of its time to the plight of Dr. Preston King, professor of political science and international relations at Lancaster University, England. Dr. King was a student at Fisk […]

David Aliaga arrived for his PhD oral examination at the appointed date, time and place. His committee, however, failed to return the favour. What, under ordinary circumstances would be disconcerting, was disastrous for Mr. Aliaga. A Canadian citizen and a […]

The University of Regina Faculty Association reached a settlement of its academic contract with the administration on Dec. 21, 1998. The agreement was ratified by the membership on March 1. This was the first time negotiators at the University of […]

The strike at Mount Allison University earlier this year was resolved as a result of a mediated settlement by government-appointee Douglas Stanley. When both the board of regents and the faculty association accepted the mediator's report on Feb. 13, a […]

McMaster University Faculty Association (MUFA) and McMaster University have reached a remuneration settlement that covers the three-year period from July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2002, subject to ratification by MUFA members. The proposed agreement includes the following salary increases […]