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Une majorité de Canadiens sont d’avis que les syndicats et les associations d’employés apportent une contribution bénéfique à la société canadienne. Telle est l’une des conclusions du plus récent sondage d’opinion publique (en anglais seulement) commandé par l’ACPPU à la […]

Contract academic staff at Wilfrid Laurier University ratified a new collective agreement earlier this month that offers steady pay increases throughout the next three years. According to the agreement, struck Nov. 26 with the assistance of a provincial mediator, contract […]

[diamant24 / Shutterstock.com] Basic scientific research in Canada is under serious pressure, concludes a new report from CAUT. CAUT’s “Federal Funding of Basic Research” report found that funding for basic research programs nation­wide has declined overall in recent years, as […]

Association will hire a new associate executive director, administration & finance. After close to 30 years as the financial face of CAUT, Gordon Piché is retiring next year from the senior management ranks of the association. Piché announced he will […]

Gender and family in the ivory tower Mary Ann Mason, Nicholas H. Wolfinger & Marc Goulden. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2013; 188 pp; ISBN: 978-0-81356-081-6, cloth $72 USD; ISBN: 978-0-81356-080-9, paper $25.95 USD; ISBN: 978-0-81356-715-0, e-book $25.95 USD. […]

International perspectives on people, politics, policy and practice André P. Grace. Toronto, ON: Canadian Scholars’ Press, 2013; 350 pp; ISBN: 978-1-55130-546-2, paper $54.95 USD. In this era of economic uncertainty, there is renewed interest in the benefits of adult and […]

David Schindler, founder of the Experimental Lakes Area, was a featured panelist at the Edmonton Town Hall. [Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press] Researchers and community members have gathered in the first four of a series of CAUT-organized outreach meetings […]

In 2008, the National Post reported that Environment Canada had “‘muzzled’ its scientists, ordering them to refer all media queries to Ottawa where communications officers will help them respond with ‘approved lines.’” At the time the department said the intent […]

Jeff McKeil has joined CAUT as its newest assistant executive director to replace Peter Simpson who assumed a position with the Ontario government earlier this year. For the past 12 years, Jeff has headed provincial bargaining for the Federation of […]

New Brunswick government gives two-year funding agreement to universities, but questions remain. [Rick Harris / Wikimedia] The New Brunswick government has announced a two per cent funding increase for each of the next two years for universities, the first time […]

CAUT has joined a broad-based pro-privacy coalition calling for effective legal measures to protect Canadians from warrantless government spying. “Canada used to be seen as ahead of the game by protecting privacy and human rights in an era of digital […]

David Schindler, fondateur du projet de la Région des lacs expérimentaux, était au nombre des conférenciers invités à l'assemblée publique d'Edmonton. [Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press] Des chercheurs ont jeté des ponts avec leurs communautés à l’occasion des quatre […]