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The Children of the 1970s in Adulthood Lesley Andres & Johanna Wyn. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2010; 270 pp; ISBN: 978-0-80209-258-8, cloth $70 CAD; ISBN: 978-0-80209-467-4, paper $32.95 CAD. Secondary school graduates of the late 1980s and early […]

Carrying a symbolic cardboard coffin, University & College Union members from the University of Southampton gathered Oct. 31 to march in mourning at the loss of their pension provisions. (Southern Daily Echo) After a weeks-long work to rule campaign by […]

A contentious six-year battle over mandatory retirement at the University of Prince Edward Island has drawn to a close. In a joint statement released Oct. 12, the university and the UPEI Faculty Association announced an agreement to discontinue mandatory retirement, […]

The University of Windsor Faculty Association and the administration reached a last-minute deal Oct. 19, narrowly averting a strike. “I’m happy to report the WUFA negotiating team has reached a tentative agreement with the university administration,” union president Brian Brown […]

Bibliothèque et Archives Canada — Les coupes budgétaires et les politiques administratives menacent l'avenir de l'institution chargée de préserver le patrimoine canadien. (Padraic Ryan) Sérieusement préoccupée par la menace qui pèse sur l’unique institution fédérale ayant pour mission de préserver […]

Dans une récente chronique, j’ai évoqué la tourmente consécutive aux transformations néo-libérales des paysages économique, social et politique qui secoue le secteur de l’éducation postsecondaire au Canada. De même, j’ai dénoncé, dans le numéro du mois dernier, les coups portés […]

Selon un nouveau rapport actuariel sur le Programme canadien de prêts aux étudiants, publié le mois dernier par le gouvernement fédéral, la limite légale de 15 milliards de dollars pour le montant total des prêts d’études fédéraux impayés sera atteinte […]

(Photo: Radu Razvan/shutterstock.com) In its submission to a federal review of granting council policies on research integrity, CAUT has expressed concern for the absence of requirements that institutions uphold academic freedom and act in a manner consistent with collective agreements. […]

Cutting-edge researchers aren’t necessarily the best teachers, argues Alan Ryan. In a previous existence, I chaired selection committees for research fellowships in all sorts of subjects about which I knew next to nothing. This wasn’t to improve my education but […]

This is not the first time the above headline appears in this forum. My predecessor, Penni Stewart, penned an article for the Bulletin with the same title in December 2009. While the headline was certainly true then, it is disturbingly […]

Admissions officials admit a “clash of values” is emerging on American campuses as recruiters increasingly skip over modest income applicants with higher grades in favor of weaker performing students who do not require financial aid or who can be charged […]

(Photo: PICSFIVE/shutterstock.com) Post-secondary education has emerged as an important issue in provincial elections across the country this fall. In Manitoba, the incumbent New Democratic Party kicked off its campaign with a promise to limit tuition fee increases to no more […]