Bulletin Archive

The September 2008 issue of the Bulletin depicts as “Reminiscent of McCarthyism” the U.S. National Association of Scholars’ plans to identify university programs peddling ideology mas­querading as knowledge. But it is ironic that the same issue of the Bulletin also […]

There is an incongruous logic to Penni Stewart’s claim that “female students and academic staff still continue to suffer inequities…” and that these inequities are most apparent in “science, engineering and related disciplines” (President’s Column, Bulletin, September 2008). The key […]

I completely agree with Ricardo Duchesne that the growing represen­tation of women in undergraduate studies, now 58.1 per cent of total enrollment, is to be celebrated. And I also agree that we should be concerned about the scholarly achievement of […]

Unlike Martin Cohen in his “Idiotica” rant (Commentary, Bulletin, October 2008), I’ve had good experiences with Wikipedia. I “watch” 88 articles and most are not prone to many errors, even including the one about me. Mistakes are often corrected quickly […]

Faculty union president Atef Fahim said he’s pleased records & files are protected. Academic staff records and documents are not normally in the custody or control of the university, according to an arbitration decision at the University of Ottawa in […]

Newly elected Prime Minister Stephen Harper & his Tory minority government face a possible $10 billion deficit for 2009–2010, compounding the provinces’ financial difficulties during an economic downturn. Many forecast this will mean spending cuts to programs such as health […]

Postdoctoral associates at the University of Western Ontario will soon be bargaining a collective agreement as the latest in a growing number of postdocs that are unionizing at universities across North America. Western’s administration oppos­ed the union move, arguing that […]

The 18-day strike at the University of Windsor ended Oct. 4 as the board of governors and faculty union voted to ratify a new col­lective agreement. The agreement addresses many of the union’s concerns, including a 20% increase over three […]

The university has announced that new students will not be admitted to IT programs for the 2008-2009 academic year. [Photo: Mount Saint Vincent University] The academic staff union at Mount Saint Vincent University has filed a grievance challenging MSVU’s decision […]

A Glowing Dream: A Memoir Roland Penner. Winnipeg, MB: J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing Inc, 2007; 306 pp; ISBN: 978-1897-289198, paper $28.95 ca. By Donald C. Savage Roland Penner was elected president of CAUT in 1979. He has now written a […]

A. Leigh DeNeef & Craufurd D. Goodwin, eds. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2006; third edition, 416 pp; ISBN: 978-0-8223-3883-3, cloth $89.95 us; ISBN: 978-0-8223-3874-1, paper $24.95 us. This new, revised, and expanded edition of the popular Academic’s Handbook is […]

A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing Paul J. Silvia. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2007; 149 pp; ISBN: 987-1-59147-743-3, paper $14.95 us. All students and professors need to write, and many struggle to finish their stalled dissertations, journal articles, […]