Bulletin Archive

Universities have never been perfectly free, nor have they been entirely autonomous. In the late Middle Ages and the early Reformation, they looked over their shoulders, worried about royal or papal intervention. Even in the early nineteenth century, as universities […]

You may be aware that the Premiers discussed the issue of student assistance at their recent conference. They have agreed to seek solutions to the issue of student assistance involving both federal and provincial governments. In addition, they devoted their […]

I received the supplement (Bulletin, April) with Ms. Bruneau's excellent article. Concerning Professor Irvine's article in Dialogue, I wonder why he focused on the gender issue. If he were truly against affirmative action, it seems to me he would have […]

I am writing in support of the initiative that the Canadian Association of University Teachers and six other post-secondary education groups took in urging the federal government to adopt student aid measures to help students deal with rising debt loads. […]

CAUT has been one of the leaders in lobbying UNESCO to adopt an international statement on the rights and responsibilities of teachers in higher education. The proposed recommendation will be before the general convention of UNESCO in early November. The […]

On July 16 CAUT sent the following letter to His Excellency Daniel T. Arap Moi, President of Kenya: The Canadian Association of University Teachers is appalled by the recent closure of the University of Nairobi and by the violent attacks […]

We, members of the Canadian Association for Responsible Research Funding, feel compelled to draw attention to a dismal state of university research funding in Canada. The problem in our opinion is not so much of "money shortage" but of an […]

Conference Report About 40 delegates gathered from across the country recently to participate in the 20th Annual Collective Bargaining Conference at Val David, Quebec. Both collective bargaining training and policy workshops were offered over the five days of the conference […]

New Zealand's Universities University staff in New Zealand are shocked at the content of a leaked briefing document prepared by Government of New Zealand officials for the ministers of Education and Finance. The document outlines an integrated package of reforms […]

Le Conseil rend hommage à Kanatia et à ses 25 ans de service - Kanatia Consulting Inc. célèbre cette année son 25e anniversaire comme fournisseur de polices d'assurance-vie, d'assurance accident et d'assurance pour les biens professionnels aux membres de l'ACPPU. […]

Faire une grève exige de l’énergie, du temps, de la bonne volonté et un solide leadership. Nos collègues de l'Université York ont prouvé qu'ils possédaient en quantité de l’énergie, du temps, de la bonne volonté et un solide leadership après […]

Le 14 mai, le corps universitaire de l’Université York a mis un terme à la plus longue grève de l’histoire des universités canadiennes-anglaises en votant à 74,9 p. 100 en faveur du retour au travail. De plus, dans un suffrage […]