Bulletin Archive

Maria Popova is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, where she holds the Jean Monnet Chair. Her work explores the intersection of politics, law and governance in Russia, Ukraine, and other countries in the […]

Shortly before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began at the end of February, Viola Lynne, a prominent historian of Stalin's reign of terror, completed a project involving colleagues from both sides of the conflict. Within weeks, however, like many other scholars, […]

By Hans de Wit and Philip G Altbach The damage resulting from Russia’s war on Ukraine appears to include the loss of rationality among segments of the academic community in North America and Europe. In their rush to disengage from […]

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by Brenda Austin-Smith The ferocity of employer attacks on our working conditions in the postsecondary education sector has been aided and abetted by equally vicious actions taken against the system itself by provincial governments. The stripping of millions upon millions […]

CAUT welcomed a private members’ bill introduced in Parliament last month that would spur federal action on affordability and accessibility of post-secondary education and research. “The funding shortfall for post-secondary education is devastating to students and communities,” said CAUT President […]

An arbitration award has granted members of the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) a combined 6.75% salary increase over three years. The news comes almost exactly a month after a provincial court ordered the government of Manitoba to pay UMFA nearly […]

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) are pursuing a closer partnership to fight back against threats to tenure and shared governance — and legislative attacks on academic freedom. The AAUP governing council voted unanimously in March […]

by Brenda Austin-Smith More CAUT associations are currently on strike, or preparing for job action, than we have seen in many years. Why is the heat so high at the bargaining table right now? Why are so many associations on […]