Bulletin Archive

CAUT executive director James Turk (left) & president Wayne Peters pen open letter. Academic freedom has come under attack from an unusual source — the organization of presidents of Canadian univer­sities. In an open letter issued to the Association of […]

Striking UCU members were joined by students when they marched through St Andrews as part of the day of industrial action Nov. 30. (FIFE Free Press Group) Two million public sector workers staged an unprecedented one-day strike in the United […]

Nearly 80 per cent of Canadians believe getting a university or college education is more important than ever, but most say it’s also getting more difficult to pursue post-secondary studies because of rising costs, a new poll has found. More […]

After a strike lasting 45 days, academic staff at Brandon University won a solid settlement which members ratified Dec. 6. “Every academic staff association in Canada is in debt to the members of Brandon University Faculty Association," said James Turk, […]

Ontario students delivered more than 40,000 petitions in gift-wrapped boxes to Premier Dalton McGuinty on Dec. 2. Ontario students are pressuring the Liberal Party government to reduce tuition fees instead of its recent election commitment of a tuition reduction grant […]

Des mythes sur la hausse des frais de scolarité et l’économie du savoir Eric Martin et Maxime Ouellet. Montréal, QC: Lux Éditeur, 2011; 156 pages; ISBN: 978-2-89596-126-0, 14,95 $ CAD. Recensé par Greg Allain Université Inc. est un petit livre […]

The goal of CAUT’s equity work is to achieve inclusiveness, not only with regard to social and economic justice for members of marginalized groups but also to ensure their full participation in the academy. CAUT believes an inclusive university or […]

Anver Saloojee accepts the equity award from CAUT past president Penni Stewart in Ottawa Nov. 25. Ryerson Faculty Association president Anver Saloojee was presented with a national honour last month by CAUT for his efforts at making equity a central […]

The union hoping to represent administrative, professional and technical workers at the University of New Brunswick has found an ally in the academic staff association in the ongoing battle over unionization efforts. The 500 workers are in the pro­cess of […]

Anniversary marks some improvement, but contract academic staff still lag far behind their regular colleagues. Fair Employment Week was created a decade ago by a group of individuals and organizations to shine a spotlight on the poor pay and working […]

The Culture of Research in Canadian Universities Daniel Coleman & Smaro Kamboureli, eds. Edmonton, AB: University of Alberta Press, 2011; 312 pp; ISBN: 978-0-88864-541-8, paper $49.95 CAD. Reviewed by Margery Fee In the past 30 years, the state has tried […]

Les auteurs de la lettre ouverte : James Turk (gauche), directeur général, et Wayne Peters, président de l'ACPPU. Aussi étonnant que cela puisse paraître, la liberté universitaire se trouve menacée par l’organisme qui représente les recteurs des universités canadiennes. Dans […]