Bulletin Archive

TechBC president Jean Watters stirred up a hornet's nest with his recent remarks that the three-year-old university was going to stay "creative" and "competitive" partly by working without a senate, without unions and without tenure. Under significant financial and political […]

In a letter released Sept. 5 to University of Toronto president Robert Birgeneau, a group of internationally renowned psychiatrists and medical researchers are accusing the university and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health of violating academic freedom by revoking […]

CAUT's continuing support of mandatory two-tier academic hiring is regrettable. It was a wrong-headed policy originally, and it continues to be deeply counterproductive. Let it be clear that some members of CAUT would like to see this policy scrapped. Canadian […]

We welcome the fact that a timely and important book by Donald R. Forsdyke, "Tomorrow's Cures Today? How to Reform the Health Research System," was reviewed in the June 2001 Bulletin by Professor Neena L. Chappell. At the same time, […]

Professor Neena Chappell has thoughtfully reviewed my book, "Tomorrow's Cures Today? How to Reform the Health Research System" (Bulletin, June 2001). She correctly paraphrases, both when asking "How do we predict today, what will be important in the future?" and […]

If Only We Knew: Increasing the Public Value of Social Science Research John Willinsky. New York: Routledge, 2000; 252 pp; paper $38 US. John Willinsky has written a provocative and informative analysis of why social scientists need to improve the […]

Sharon Anne Cook, Lorna McLean & Kate O'Rourke, eds. Montreal: McGill/Queen's University Press, 2001; 498 pp; hardcover $45CA. A startling collection that gives voice to Canadian women's experiences and accomplishments during the twentieth century. Lavishly illustrated and written for a […]

There's somethin' happening here, What it is ain't exactly clear" — Stephen Stills of Buffalo Springfield ("For What It's Worth," 1966). What is happening in the growing overlap of information technology and the delivery of higher education is becoming increasingly […]

The University of Prince Edward Island Faculty Association successfully concluded its unionization drive with the Aug. 2 certification order of the PEI Labour Relations Board. Whereas the faculty association had previously represented only full-time teachers, it will now bargain for […]

To combat abuses of academic freedom and human rights in education, CAUT has joined a new worldwide alert network. The UNESCO-funded Network for Education and Academic Rights (NEAR) disseminates information on academic rights violations to its member organizations throughout the […]

Acadia University Faculty Association is now the certified union for a new bargaining unit of contract academic staff. In June, the Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board issued a certificate after a hearing to determine the composition of the bargaining unit. […]

Ontario has abandoned its plan to create a unified tribunal for all workplace related disputes Labour Minister Chris Stockwell confirmed July 6. "This is a victory for the many labour and equity groups that fought the proposal," said CAUT president […]