Bulletin Archive

By Cindy Oliver, Anne Skoczylas, Brenda McLean, Geoff Martin, George Davison, Sandra Hoenle & Petra Ganzenmueller One of the consequences for academic staff of the shift from permanent, secure employment to insecure, contract employment, has been the need for contract […]

The use of new technology in the classroom has a huge impact on the way scholars work, says Patrick Finn. [Photo: Marcelina Johanson, St. Mary's University College] Heading back to school in our current climate involves an ongoing engagement with […]

Un agent de sécurité inspecte le sac d’une étudiante à l’Université de Winnipeg le 25 septembre. L’important dispositif de sécurité mis en place sur le campus a été maintenu pendant plusieurs jours après la découverte du message de menace. (Photo […]

CAUT has added its voice in calling for support of Iraqi academics facing escalating and horrific dangers at universities throughout the besieged nation. “The situation of our colleagues at Iraqi post-secondary educational institutions is almost beyond description,” said CAUT executive […]

There’s something brewing in New Brunswick, and it’s not a pot of King Cole tea! I had originally planned to complete my two-part series about CAUT’s international reach, and particularly our role at Education International’s world congress in Berlin last […]

Edmonton conference explores new options for delivering equality. Contract academic staff and officials of member associations from across the country travelled to Edmonton May 28 for CAUT’s third biennial contract academic staff conference. David Johnson, president of the Academic Staff […]

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is promoting increased privatization instead of greater access to public education in its annual report released last month, says the largest international organization representing educators. The OECD’s 450-page report, Education at a Glance […]

Dr. David Strangway founded Quest University Canada following his 12-year tenure as president of the University of British Columbia. [Photo: Todd Lawson] CAUT has asked a two-person commission to determine if Quest University Canada, a new, private university in British […]

The overall level of stress in academic staff employed in Canadian universities is very high, according to a new study released this month by CAUT. The study’s findings are consistent with similar studies of stress among academic staff in the […]

Acadia University faculty members took to the picket lines Oct. 15 after the university and the Acadia University Faculty Association failed to reach a tentative contract agreement before a union-imposed deadline. Classes have been suspended but the campus remains open. […]

University of Manitoba administrators and the university’s faculty union tentatively agreed on a new three-year contract Oct. 14, four days before faculty planned to walk off the job. Details of the deal were not available by press time. U of […]

A security guard checks a student’s bag at the U of W Sept. 25. Tight security continued for days as the campus faced a shooting threat. [Photo: Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press, Sept. 28, 2007, reproduced with permission] The […]