The committee advises CAUT Council and the Executive Committee on ways to promote the rights of contract academic staff.
Join a committee
The CAUT Executive is seeking to fill casual vacancies on the Contract Academic Staff and Equity Committees. The nomination deadline is April 17, 2026.
Responsibilities
This committee advises CAUT Council and the Executive Committee on contract academic staff issues and provides a forum for information sharing with respect to contract academic staff issues
Committee members
- Kristine Smitka (Association of Academic Staff of the University of Alberta), Chair
- Robin Whitaker (CAUT President), ex-officio
- David Robinson (CAUT Executive Director), ex-officio (non-voting)
- Laroyce Batchelor (University of Winnipeg Faculty Association)
- Rosalind Carson (Faculty Association of the University of Calgary)
- Erica Fischer (CUPE 3912)
- Pauline Greaves (Federation of Post-Secondary Educators)
- Gerard Lucyshyn (Mount Royal University Faculty Association)
- John Reed (University of Western Ontario Faculty Association)
- Laura Schechter (Association of Academic Staff of the University of Alberta)
CAUT Staff
Anne-Marie Roy (Organizing Officer)
