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On Nov. 11, 1997 the General Conference of UNESCO adopted a statement on the rights and responsibilities of higher education teaching personnel. Excerpts are highlighted below. This is an unofficial version available at www.caut.ca. The official version will be on […]

UNESCO is one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations. Full Title - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; Foundation - London in November 1945, and came into existence one year later when 20 states ratified the constitution; […]

The Rights & Responsibilities of Academics In November, the governing body of UNESCO, meeting in Paris, adopted an international statement on the rights and responsibilities of higher education teaching personnel. This was the culmination of a long campaign by CAUT […]

Under the ironically titled caption "Good Research Makes Good News," the latest fulminations of NSERC president Tom Brztustowski were recently declared in selected Canadian university bulletins and publications. Brztustowski celebrates a growing success story in which researchers across Canada are […]

The Canadian Consortium for Research (CCR) is the name enthusiastically adopted in 1997 for what was previously known as the National Consortium of Educational and Scientific Societies. CCR trips off the tongue much more readily and the name succinctly captures […]

I am writing to add a brief footnote to the account of the settlement reached in Mary Warner's 11-year battle with Brock University (Bulletin, December). The article mentions Mrs. Warner's profound indebtedness to Professor Bruce Feldthusen of the Faculty of […]

In his dismissal of our criticism of the research funding system, Mark Bisby pays particular attention to the secrecy of proposals (Letters, December). He asserts that this is needed to protect the ideas of researchers from their competitors. Sorry, but […]

I do not hold a brief for A. Berezin and his coauthors who are quite capable of responding for themselves to the assertion of the new director of the MRC Programs Branch that all is well with the peer review […]

As the faculty association representative on the exigency committee, I would like to thank Ron Melchers for his invaluable guidance and service during the investigative process, for the contribution he made in drafting the final unanimous report of the committee, […]

Keith Cassidy's review of George Marsden's books (Bookshelf, November) was one of the most interesting and provocative pieces I have seen on the Bookshelf page. Prof. Cassidy's collection of materials is useful and his ability to summarize complex arguments is […]

The article in the November issue, "The Subtleties of Silence Can Be Deafening," reveals the blinders worn by its author. Professor Bankier nowhere spells out the differences between trying to silence one's critics and legitimate argumentation or valid defence against […]

Large-scale social and political change is a bit like snow in Timmins or rain in Vancouver - it can sneak up on you. By the time you notice, the effects are pervasive and irreversible. The rising popularity of privatization in […]