Bulletin Archive

By James Compton Universities must not strike Faustian bargains with donors if they are to ensure their social legitimacy. This welcome message was delivered by a keynote speaker at a conference last month on university governance in the 21st century […]

The popularity of social networking sites has created new opportunities not only for academics to engage with a larger public to talk about their research, but also for academic staff associations to connect with their members, the community and students. […]

Marcel Roy Meeting & Event Planner  Marcel joined CAUT in January 2017. He is a graduate from the hotel and restaurant management program at Algonquin College and a certified meeting planner. He brings a wealth of corporate event planning experience […]

By John K. Wilson Shouting down speakers, such as the recent suppression of Charles Murray’s speech at Middlebury College by a large crowd of protesters, is wrong. Plain and simple. It’s wrong. Shouting down speakers is morally wrong, unprincipled, anti-intellectual […]

A.P. of Charlottetown writes​ I am a Canadian citizen, heading to the United States for a conference. How can I protect my electronic devices from search and seizure at the border? David Robinson answers For a complete explanation, talk to […]

iStock.com / pungem Do academic staff today have much of a say in university & college governance? “Universities are becoming so large, so complex, and so dependent upon public funds that scholars no longer form or even influence their own […]

Sometimes while reading the newspaper, I stop and ask myself: “Did he really say that?” One such moment came in February 2015 when the London Free Press broke the story about the “double-dipping” salary scandal at the University of Western […]

Il y avait à Québec un homme qui explorait les plantes comme d’autres explorent les fonds marins. Car il y a, enfouis très profond dans les plantes sauvages, les fruits et les légumes une incroyable quantité de trucs minuscules au […]

After a marathon bargaining session that stretched into the pre-dawn hours of Nov. 26, 2015 the Nipissing University Faculty Association reached a tentative deal with the employer that ended a 25 day strike — the first ever for faculty at […]

After a marathon bargaining session that stretched into the pre-dawn hours of Nov. 26, 2015 the Nipissing University Faculty Association reached a tentative deal with the employer that ended a 25 day strike — the first ever for faculty at […]

F.N. of Saskatoon writes How does one become a member of the university board of governors? David Robinson answers Being wealthy helps. Bankers, lawyers, corporate executives and other players in the business world make up almost 50 per cent of […]