Bulletin Archive

The case of suspended University of Lethbridge professor Tony Hall has ended with a settlement and reinstatement. Hall was suspended without pay in late 2016 following an investigation by the university into his online activity. His pay was later reinstated.

by James Compton “Plus ça change, plus c’est pareil — the more things change, the more they stay the same.” Does this famous aphorism accurately describe our past academic year? Yes, and no. The cynic in me notes many perennial […]

On Nov. 20, 2017, Ontario’s 12,000 college faculty, counsellors and librarians were legislated back to work, ending a five-week strike fighting for academic freedom, and against the rise of precarious employment in the province’s 24 public colleges. The Bulletin spoke […]

For Seven Generations: An Information Legacy of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was released in CD-ROM format to federal depository libraries in 1997. It contains unique content that is not part of the published — print or microform — […]

by James Compton “Thank you so much for coming!” I had just stepped down from the temporary platform assembled directly in front of Queen’s Park, when I heard those words. I turned around and said simply “You’re welcome.” I was […]

Abraham Flexner. Princeton University Press, 2017; 93 pp; ISBN: 978-0-69117-476-1. by Alan Rauch The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge, a title almost so delightful as to resist commentary was published as an essay in Harper’s magazine in 1939. Its author, Abraham […]

K.G. of Beaconsfield writes The dean has sent me a “letter of counselling.” She assures me the letter is non-disciplinary, but I am not so certain about that. What should I do? Perhaps this is something I can best handle […]

Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa and holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law. Geist is also a syndicated columnist on new technology and its legal ramifications, the editor of several books […]

Christina Muehlberger Membership Engagement, Organizing & Outreach Officer Christina holds a master’s degree in political economy from Carleton University and an undergraduate degree in political science from Acadia University. She worked most recently as the graduate campaigns and policy coordinator […]

In November 2015, a series of investigative media stories shone a national spotlight on the relationship between oil and gas giant Enbridge Inc., and the University of Calgary. The reports, which examined documents and e-mails brought to light through access […]