Bulletin Archive

Jean Chrétien - now that he has announced the date of his retirement - is seeking to establish his legacy as prime minister. Many big-ticket items were floated in the run-up to the Throne Speech. These proposals, if enacted, could […]

The Liberal government of Jean Chrétien is promising to increase funding to the federal granting councils to provide greater support for graduate studies and research. The announcement came on Sept. 30 in the federal speech from the throne which also […]

On Sept. 9 Statistics Canada issued revised data for average university tuition fees for the years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003. The revisions reported primarily affect undergraduate tuition fees in Saskatchewan. In Saskatchewan, the revised figures reveal that average undergraduate tuition increased […]

Concordia University's board of governors voted to impose a moratorium on the use of university space for events related to the Middle East conflict following a protest that forced the cancellation of a speech by former Israeli prime minister Benjamin […]

Dans un geste sans précédent, l'University of South Florida demande aux tribunaux de décider de la constitutionnalité d'un projet controversé visant à congédier un professeur accusé d'avoir des liens avec des organisations terroristes. Le conseil d'administration de l'université, qui a […]

Septembre marque le premier anniversaire de l'attentat terroriste contre le World Trade Center. À l'instar de l'assassinat du président Kennedy et de l'explosion en plein vol de la navette Challenger, les souvenirs associés à cette tragédie nous habiteront pour toujours. […]

L'ACPPU étudie des moyens de travailler plus étroitement avec l'American Association of University Professors. Le président de l'ACPPU, Victor Catano, et le directeur général, James Turk, ont rencontré leurs homologues de l'AAUP à Washington le mois dernier pour discuter de […]

Des modifications apportées à la Loi sur la faillite et l'insolvabilité empêchent les étudiants de déclarer faillite et ainsi se libérer des prêts d'études pendant une période de dix ans après la fin de leurs études. La Fédération canadienne des […]

La majorité des étudiantes et étudiants canadiens devront sortir plus d'argent pour payer leurs frais de scolarité encore une fois cette année révèle la dernière enquête de Statistique Canada sur les frais de scolarité. En 2002-2003, les étudiants inscrits à […]

Recent amendments to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act bar students from declaring bankruptcy on student loans until 10 years after the completion of their studies. The Canadian Federation of Students argues this restriction discriminates against students and therefore violates the […]

In an unprecedented move, the University of South Florida is asking the courts to rule on the constitutionality of a controversial plan to fire a tenured professor accused of having ties to terrorist organizations. The university's board of trustees, which […]

Since Sept.11, 2001 the Canadian government has introduced several pieces of legislation dealing with national security. The content of this legislation runs so counter to traditional Canadian notions of democracy that a broad coalition of religious, academic, labour, legal and […]