Bulletin Archive

David Ohana Routledge, 2019; 248 pp. ISBN: 978-0-815386-312-5. By Jane O’Grady In a celebrated essay of 1784, Immanuel Kant responded to the question “What is Enlightenment?” by saying that it represented “man’s emergence from his self-imposed immaturity”, the sort of […]

J.K. of Calgary writes: I travel frequently outside of Canada to conduct research and attend conferences. Can Canadian border officers search my phone and computer? David Robinson answers: Yes. The Canada Border Services Agency performs selective warrantless searches of phones, […]

With the federal election approaching this October, what are the things academics should consider before casting their vote? Ingrid Roorda, 23, knows how much a Canadian post-secondary education costs, and sees it as a federal election issue. The mechanical engineering […]

Melanie Adrian is an associate professor in the faculty of public affairs at Carleton University, and chair of the Scholars at Risk Canada national steering committee. Scholars at Risk (SAR) is a US-based international network of academic institutions organized to […]

By James Compton Are universities becoming anti-intellectual? I know that on the face of it the claim seems silly. I’m not referring to research produced by faculty, or their teaching. I’m thinking more about how the academy is governed. Over […]

By Marc Spooner The proposed metrics to be used to determine the performance-based funding universities will be allotted under the newly restructured Strategic Mandate Agreement proposed by the Ontario government leave a lot to be desired. Slated to determine up […]

The Canadian Association of University Teachers extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Vic Catano, who passed away on May 10, 2019. As a leading academic staff association activist, he contributed enormously to advancing college and […]

“More leisure and free time, fewer demands, more opportunity for physical exercise. And travel, we’ve taken lots of trips.” Mike Gasher retired three years ago, at 61, from his position as a professor in the department of journalism and director […]

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Brenda Austin-Smith is a film studies professor and head of the English, theatre, film & media department at the University of Manitoba. She served on the University of Manitoba senate executive and from 2003 to 2018 in a variety of […]