Bulletin Archive

Canada invests hundreds of millions of dollars each year in research at its higher education institutions. But despite a growing public policy emphasis on research in Canada, scant attention has been paid to the development of a coordinated approach for […]

The first step in preserving the freedom to publish is to ensure academic staff own the intellectual property they create. Secondly, language enshrining the freedom to publish must be introduced into collective agreements & university policies. A steady stream of […]

A recent study in Britain has produced astonishing results. The Times Higher Education Supplement online survey on bullying, answered by 843 academic staff in higher education workplaces, reports that three-quarters of the respondents indicated they worked with someone who they […]

A healthy university rests on many pillars. Adequate funding is essential to meet progressively higher goals. Also crucial is its integration within local and global communities, especially by providing access to students from diverse backgrounds. A healthy campus community strives […]

Members of Laurentian University Faculty Association last month voted in favour of a new collective agreement with reduced teaching loads and “catch-up” salary provisions. Total increase in base salary over the life of the agreement ranges from 20 per cent […]

More than 50 representatives of faculty associations across Canada will gather on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Nov. 24 to meet with their members of Parliament as part of CAUT’s annual lobby. The faculty and librarians will describe to MPs what […]

A documentary on genetically modified crops, blocked for three years by the University of Manitoba, will be released this month at events across Canada, with the support of CAUT. Environment and geography professor Stéphane McLachlan and his graduate student Ian […]

CAUT calls on Manitoba Premier Gary Doer to amend the University College of the North Act which, in its present form, could lead to censure of the institution. Last month CAUT met with officials from the University College of the […]

Sheila Slaughter & Gary Rhoades. Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press, 2004; 384 pp; ISBN: 0-8018-7949-3, hardcover $39.95 us. As colleges and universities become more entrepreneurial in a post-industrial economy, they focus on knowledge less as a public good than […]

Lisa Wolf-Wendel, Susan Twombly & Suzanne Rice. Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press, 2004; 208 pp; ISBN: 0-8018-7451-3, hardcover $42 us. Approximately eight of every 10 academics have spouses or partners who are working professionals, and almost half of these […]

Peter Filene. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: The University of North Carolina Press., 2005; 160 pp; ISBN: 0-8078-5603-7, paper $27.95 ca. Gathering concepts and techniques borrowed from outstanding college professors, The Joy of Teaching provides helpful guidance for new instructors developing […]

In the Public Interest: The Future of Canadian Copyright Law Michael Geist, ed. Toronto: Irwin Law, 2005; 602 pp; ISBN: 1-55221-113-4, paper $50 ca. Michael Geist has done us all a huge service in editing this timely and important volume […]