Bulletin Archive

Maureen Shaw, president of the College Institute Educators' Association of B.C. was elected interim president of the National Union of CAUT by representatives of the 12 faculty unions that are members of NUCAUT. Brian Brown, president of the University of […]

The British Columbia government has unveiled a package of deep cuts in government spending and mass layoffs of public service workers in an attempt to meet its election pledge to cut taxes while balancing the provincial budget within three years. […]

This year's celebrations of International Women's Week, set to kick-off March 3, will focus on "Working in Solidarity: Women, Human Rights, and Peace." "This theme recognizes the influence and the crucial role played by women in conflict resolution, peace negotiations […]

Les représentants des 12 associations locales membres du Syndicat national de l'Association canadienne des professeures et professeurs d'université ont élu Maureen Shaw, présidente de la College Institute Educators' Association of B.C., à la présidence par intérim du syndicat. Brian Brown, […]

Globalizing the Community College: Strategies for Change in the Twenty-first Century John S. Levin. New York: Palgrave, 2001; 248 pp; hardcover $35.00 us; paper $19.95 us. This study by John Levin, a former Douglas College instructor and B.C. college administrator […]

L'Ontario dit non à la déréglementation des frais de scolarité des universités Les étudiants ont occupé le bureau du lecteur Leggett en janvier. Le gouvernement de l'Ontario a rejeté le projet de l'Université Queen's visant à permettre aux universités de […]

At various time in my teaching career — more than ever since Sept. 11 — I have been advised by faculty colleagues that I should avoid being "too political" in the classroom. To the degree that the advice is simply […]

La convention collective de l'UQAC :un pas vers le respect Le 5 novembre 2001, les chargées et chargés de cours de l'Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) ont voté à l'unanimité pour l'acceptation d'une entente de principe intervenue entre le […]

CAUT is urging British Columbia's college presidents to respect the collective agreements they have negotiated with faculty or face censure. "The passage of Bill 28, the Public Education Flexibility and Choice Act, forces you to make a choice that will […]

The Ontario government has rejected a proposal from Queen's University to allow the provinces' universities to set undergraduate arts tuition fees at whatever levels they want. Queen's University principal William Leggett had asked Universities Minister Dianne Cunningham to completely lift […]

On Jan. 30, CAUT president Tom Booth and executive director Jim Turk wrote to B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell protesting his introduction of Bill 28: Public Education Flexibility and Choice Act. The text of the letter follows. — ed. We are […]

On Feb. 4, the American Association of University Professors wrote to B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell condemning the legislation that allows college administrators to override key provisions of collective agreements. The text of the letter follows. — ed. We are writing […]