Bulletin Archive

One of the recurring features that has left its mark on the long road of CAUT’s history over the past 75 years is the tension between professionalism and unionization.

In the spirit of this 75th anniversary edition of the Bulletin, I offer a few archival moments from presidents’ messages and editorials.

1950: A committee to establish a national organization for academic staff is formed at the meeting of the “Learned Societies” (now the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences) in Kingston, Ontario. 1951: The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) […]

David Edwards, PhD, is the General Secretary of Education International (EI), the global voice of teachers and education support personnel.

An active member of the UMFA, Senior Scholar in the Department of Biological Sciences, and former president of CAUT and the CAUT Defence Fund, James Thomas “Tom” Booth passed away peacefully at his home in Paradise, NL, on January 26, 2026, at the age of 84.

Arthur Hilliker, a dedicated activist with the YUFA and former Director of the CAUT Defence Fund, died on January 9.

This much-lauded collection of 15 essays arising out of the 2023 “What Are Universities For?” conference held at the University of Regina brings together a wide range of thinking on the current state of tertiary education across the globe, though it is mainly focused on Canada and the U.S.

On February 23, the Nova Scotia government tabled its 2026-2027 budget with more than $20 million in university funding cuts, including a $3.7-million reduction in graduate scholarships.

Despite warnings about looming spending cuts to post-secondary education, the New Brunswick government ultimately chose to freeze operating grants for the province’s four publicly funded universities when it released its latest budget on March 17.

The Ontario government announced $6.4 billion in new funding for post-secondary education on February 12.

Members of the LUFA voted on February 8 to approve a three‑year contract, with 74% in favour.

Full issue of the March-April 2026 Bulletin