Bulletin Archive

Will Plowright est le récipiendaire 2014-2015 de la bourse commémorative J.H. Stewart Reid décernée par l’ACPPU. Étudiant au doctorat en science politique à l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique, il se spécialise en politique de l’insurrection et en négociation de l’accès humanitaire […]

L’inégalité de l’accès est une injustice, non seulement sur le plan social, mais aussi financier. Un nouveau rapport sur les droits de scolarité et autres frais confirme les soupçons de bien des familles : l’universalité et l’abordabilité de l’éducation postsecondaire sont […]

A new academic term has begun, and the excitement of change is in the air. Students are being exposed to new ideas, faculty are trying out new syllabi and developing new research programs, and at CAUT we are delighted to […]

[Kyla Duhamel / Flickr] Members of the University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association have voted to accept a deal that puts to rest a controversial presidential power to veto tenure appointments at the Saskatoon institution. The three-year contract between USFA’s 1,100 […]

Kudos to congress childcare organizers for getting it right this year. As Guttman and Burnett (Bulletin, May 2013) pointed out, childcare at the annual congress of the humanities and social sciences is an equity issue. Childcare is listed as one […]

These days you can hardly pick up an issue of a science magazine or a newspaper without reading about a case of scientific misconduct. Twenty years ago, such reports were extraordinary. Is this an epide­mic of misconduct or an epidemic of […]

Sylvain Schetagne has joined the staff of CAUT as associate executive director of research and advocacy. He took up his duties in August, replacing David Robinson, who has assumed the position of executive director. Prior to joining CAUT, Sylvain served […]

A new multi-year contract between Brock University board of trustees and the faculty association has been struck. The contract, which was ratified by both parties last month, provides a compensation increase of 1.75%, 1.5% and 1.5% for the next 3 years, […]

University of Manitoba professor Patricia Martens has one more mission as an epidemiologist as she confronts her final days with a terminal disease. She wants the government to stop aiding and abetting the lethal trade in asbestos. Martens is a […]

University of Illinois actions spark widespread criticism, concerns over academic freedom. In early August, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign abruptly revoked a job offer to Steven G. Salaita, a move that almost immediately drew scrutiny from the academic community. Salaita, […]

A new report is highlighting the important research, teaching and service contributions of academic staff in Ontario. The Faculty at Work report released Sept. 3 by the Council of Ontario Universities offers the first results of a survey drawn from […]

The board of governors of Carleton University and the union representing academic staff have ratified a new collective agreement. The agreement reached July 27 covers a period of three years, starting May 1, 2014, when the previous contract with the […]