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L'ACPPU a délégué deux représentants à la Conférence mondiale sur l'éducation supérieure du 5 au 9 octobre 1998. Le président de l'ACPPU, Bill Graham, a fourni le rapport alarmant qui suit sur cette conférence. Il nous informe que la délégation […]

"Without the federal government resuming its responsibilities, Canada's universities are in serious jeopardy," CAUT told the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance in a pre-budget submission on Oct. 26. CAUT pointed out the dramatic cut in federal government support […]

CAUT sent two representatives to the World Conference on Higher Education held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris October 5 to 9, 1998. The score would have read World Bank 4, UNESCO 1 if the recent World Conference on Higher Education […]

Faculty at the University of Waterloo voted by over 67 per cent to introduce a full Rand formula, for all employees represented by the faculty association (FAUW). The vote was conducted in mid-October. This is the first time a full […]

On Oct. 28, 83 per cent of the full-time faculty at St. Thomas University in Fredericton turned out to vote on a new tentative agreement between FAUST and the university. The new agreement, which expires in June 1999, was ratified […]

A three-year agreement expiring June 30, 2001 has been reached between the University of Windsor and the University of Windsor Faculty Association. Some of the highlights include a 2.5 per cent average yearly increase in each of the three years […]

On Oct. 15 the Mount Allison Faculty Association Executive applied for conciliation. The collective agreement expired at the end of June and by Oct. 27 there had been thirty-one negotiating sessions. Key issues remain unresolved although the parties have managed […]

An agreement reached on Oct. 23 headed off a threatened strike at BC colleges, university-colleges and institutes. About 8,000 educators -- members of the College Institute Educators' Association and the BC Government and Service Employees' Union -- had been scheduled […]

An Instance of the Fingerpost Iain Pears, London: Jonathan Cape, 1997; pp. 698; hardcover $35 ca. Some Bulletin readers will know Iain Pears as an art historian, television consultant and journalist on both sides of the Atlantic, inveterate writer of […]

Given the various, belittling stereotypes about accountants, it may come as quite a surprise that this stolid cadre of professionals has quietly delivered a life-threatening blow to the university community. While underfunding, academic freedom, the commoditization of teaching, and the […]

All faculty associations need to act promptly in response to a recently adopted policy statement on research ethics issued by Canada's three granting councils. Universities have until September 1999, to bring their own ethics policies in line with the new […]

A Simon Fraser University committee has recommended full compensation for Russel Ogden's legal expenses and lost wages in connection with his appearance before a 1994 coroner's inquiry. The committee also recommended the SFU administration offer Mr. Russel an apology. Mr. […]