Bulletin Archive

David Robinson has been selected as the next executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers to succeed James Turk who is stepping down, effective June 30, 2014, following 16 years at the helm of the association. Robinson is […]

Peer review,” according to a reputable apologist, “is the worst form of as­sess­ment,” except for all the others. George Bernard makes his case in the latest volume of Adventures with Britannia, the always star-studded occasional papers of the British Studies […]

John Holmes is the 2014 recipient of CAUT’s Distinguished Academic Award, the highest honour the association can give academic staff in recognition of extraordinary accomplishments as a teacher, in research and scholarly work, and in service to the university and […]

Outside the legislature in Halifax — The McNeil government's spring agenda included an underwhelming first budget in April that critics charge upholds the trend of neglecting the province's post-secondary education sector. [Charles Hoffman / Flickr] Despite an oft-stated assertion lauding […]

After more than 40 years of  teaching, conducting research and serving as an administrator (department chair, school director, and research ethics board chair), reading the summary of the Ontario report on teaching loads (Bulletin, March 2014) was dismaying. In my […]

A call for massive hikes to graduate student fees at the University of Manitoba has been stalled after Advanced Learning Minister James Allum frowned at the proposal. The university’s planned 330 per cent increase to “continuing fees” — annual charges […]

PEI Finance Minister Wes Sheridan’s April budget announcement held few surprises for Islanders who have been told fiscal restraint is the order of the day. The Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning cut 5.6 per cent from its overall budget, […]

Our public universities and colleges are indispensable to the greater societal good. They advance our collective social, cultural, political and economic interests through the pursuit of knowledge. They promote a well-educated and independent-thinking citizenry which, in turn, contributes to the […]

David Robinson deviendra directeur général de l’Association canadienne des professeures et professeurs d’université, succédant à James Turk qui quitte ses fonctions le 30 juin 2014, au terme de 16 années à la direction de l’association. M. Robinson occupe actuellement à l’ACPPU les […]

John Holmes est le lauréat du Prix d’excellence académique de l’ACPPU de 2014, le plus grand honneur que décerne l’association afin de soulig­ner le travail remarquable des membres du personnel académique en enseignement, en recherche et en services à l’établissement […]

La décision de l’Opposition ontari­enne de rejeter le budget du gou­vernement libéral minoritaire dé­posé à l’Assemblée législative par le ministre des Finances Charles Sousa le 1er mai a entraîné la dis­solution du Parlement et le dé­clenchement d’élections générales pour le 12 […]

L’Université du Manitoba recule sur la hausse des droits de scolarité aux cycles supérieurs qu’elle avait annoncée, faute d’appui de la part du ministre de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur, James Allum. La proposition de l’université d’augmenter de 330 % les […]