Bulletin Archive

By Cal Murgu The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed industries across the globe. Large language models (LLMs), like the Microsoft-backed OpenAI GPT-4, have shown impressive capabilities in understanding and generating human-like text. These advancements have enabled applications […]

Samuel Dunietz is a Senior Policy/Program Analyst in the National Education Association’s Education Policy and Implementation Center, focusing on higher education and workforce issues. His research and policy interests include equitable access to high-quality post-secondary education, student debt, faculty tenure […]

By CAUT Staff During CAUT’s 94th Council meeting on April 20, member associations voted unanimously to support striking members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) seeking fair working conditions and fair pay. After nearly two weeks of strike […]

By CAUT Staff CAUT welcomed the federal government announcement on May 1 that it will consult Canadians on how to protect the public interest when public post-secondary institutions face insolvency. “We are cautiously optimistic that the Liberal government is making […]

By CAUT Staff CAUT has called on the federal government to block any new extradition request from France, after a recent conviction of Canadian academic Hassan Diab by a French court. In 2008, Dr. Diab was teaching at Carleton University […]

By CAUT Staff Thousands of graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff at 41 post-secondary institutions across Canada walked out on May 1 to demand increases to federal scholarships, fellowships and grants to keep pace with inflation. The protests, organized […]

CAUT president reaffirms commitment to CCAA advocacy In his opening remarks, CAUT president Peter McInnis noted the Liberal government has not yet fulfilled its promise to amend the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) to exclude public institutions. He informed Council […]

By Peter McInnis For decades, the issue of collegial governance has remained an issue of concern for academic staff. Almost 60 years ago, the Duff-Berdahl Commission, a joint inquiry by CAUT and the precursor organization to Universities Canada, emphasized the […]

By David Robinson Tenure is arguably the most misunderstood and widely maligned principle of academic life. For many, it is viewed as a ticket to a lifetime appointment, guaranteeing that professors can never be fired no matter what. For others, […]

By CAUT Staff The federal budget did not make needed investments in postsecondary education or protect colleges and universities from corporate insolvency. Find CAUT’s full analysis of the federal budget on our website. CAUT hoped that the government would invest in […]

By CAUT Staff CAUT held its first in-person Collective Bargaining and Organizing Forum in March after a three-year pandemic hiatus. More than 70 academic staff from 36 faculty associations and nine provinces attended. In a keynote address, Robert Hickey, an associate professor of […]