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La nomination d'un recteur malgré les réserves exprimées par les professeurs membres du comité de recrutement. Un projet de redressement de la situation financière de l'université qui semblait entraîner des fermetures soudaines de programmes et forcer des retraites anticipées en […]

Approbation de la clause modèle sur la transparence. Elle vise à reconnaître que les parties conviennent que la transparence est essentielle pour encourager la collégialité et la liberté universitaire, pour favoriser l'obligation de rendre compte et la responsabilité et pour […]

ATTENDU QUE le projet de loi 160 centralise le contrôle de la gestion de l'éducation en Ontario au Cabinet; ATTENDU QUE le projet de loi 160 sape l'un des droits démocratiques fondamentaux, soit la libre négociation collective, en retirant aux […]

La recherche d'un directeur général ou d'une directrice générale se poursuit. Le président de l'ACPPU, Bill Bruneau, a annoncé au Conseil que les services de la compagnie Ray & Berndtson Inc. ont été retenus pour aider le comité du recrutement. […]

Mme Susan Jackel (Université de l'Alberta) a reçu le prix Sarah-Shorten 1997 à l'occasion de l'assemblée de novembre du Conseil. Les efforts et les réalisations de Mme Jackel au nom des femmes de l'Université de l'Alberta incarnent les objectifs et […]

Faculty at the University of Western Ontario have taken the first step in obtaining legal recognition for the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association. At a faculty association (UWOFA) meeting in late October, members overwhelmingly (80 per cent) supported a […]

It's tempting to think we're living through a turning point in history. Despite its rhetorical tone, there is something to be said for this claim as we approach 2000. It's reminiscent of other turning points: the late-15th-century invention of print […]

I am responding, on behalf of the Medical Research Council (MRC), to a letter from A. Berezin and others which appeared in the September 1997 issue of the CAUT Bulletin. That letter makes a number of serious, albeit unsubstantiated allegations […]

The review of Marsden's two books under your caption, "Can Universities Tolerate Religion?" (Bookshelf, November) speaks directly to issues of crucial significance for teaching and research. All too often, open discussion of the intellectual implications of religious commitment does indeed […]

I was glad to see the article (Bulletin, October) opposing the wilder excesses of the proposed Tri-Council Code of Ethics. However, the concern about extending protection to collectivities is somewhat of a red herring. The article itself says: "For example, […]

Having read some of the CAUT Bulletin articles about Internet copyright, we would be interested in any thoughts on copyright and career issues that have come up for our research unit. Our work is essentially directed at health policy of […]

Algoma University College The senate of Algoma University College has been handed the task of bringing forward a long-term academic plan to restructure and reallocate academic resources to redress Algoma's short-term financial crisis. This is a vastly different plan than […]