Bulletin Archive

Ottawa has tabled its long-delayed copyright bill, proposing to legalize common practices, such as copying a CD to a computer or an MP3 player for personal use, but criminalize breaking digital locks. The new legislation, Bill C-32, will make it […]

After reading Tim Birkhead’s commentary (CAUT Bulletin, April 2010) and the response from Ismet Ugursal, I am compelled to respond as well. I agree with professor Ugursal that we are incredibly lucky on many fronts due to our job autonomy, […]

By Patricia Rae, Mark Jones, Annette Burfoot & Frank Burke The federal government’s allowed 13 universities to hire 19 “academic stars” without including a single woman, even in their shortlist of 36 nominees, is an obvious symptom of sexism (“All-male […]

[Photo: University of Regina Photography Department] If I were asked to write and im­plement a political prescription that ensured long-term social disaster among Native peoples — something that would absolutely bring about a near total collapse of their societies and […]

The University of British Colum­bia Faculty Association and CAUT are welcoming the Supreme Court of Canada's decision to deny leave to appeal a ruling by the B.C. Court of Appeal that ended a years-long lawsuit against the university and four […]

As my Trent University colleague David Newhouse put it, last month, the university did itself proud. The occasion was senate approval of a new vision statement for the university. The outcome of a year-long process of discussion and reflection, the […]

Saskatchewan Federation of Labour affiliated unions protest the provincial government’s controversial bills outside the Regina legislature in May 2008. [File Photo] The International Labour Organ­isation has issued a stinging rebuke to the government of Saskatchewan over two pieces of anti-labour […]

Rosa Barker and Robert Ramsay have been named new professional officers at CAUT. Rosa has a PhD in English Literature from Queen’s University and holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in theory, culture and politics […]

In a decision that will have serious implications for academic staff across Canada, the British Colum­bia Court of Appeal has upheld an arbitrator’s decision that he had no jurisdiction to consider whether a policy on student evaluation of teaching adopted […]

Chris Ferns was recognized by his peers across the country April 24 for his contribution in collective bargaining. This April, Chris Ferns, an English professor at Mount Saint Vincent University, was honoured with CAUT’s Donald C. Savage Award for his […]

CAUT turned a corner in April when council voted in favour of a bylaw amendment ensuring that marginalized groups will be represented in its governance structure. “The bylaw change marked a significant day in CAUT history — a day when […]

The Legitimacy of Quality Assurance in Higher Education: The Role of Public Authorities and Institutions Luc Weber & Katia Dolgova-Dreyer, eds. Cedex, France: Council of Europe Publishing; 2008; 158 pp; ISBN: 978-9-28716-237-3, paper $29 us. The Legitimacy of Quality Assurance […]