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January 2017
09-01-2017
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Scholars in danger around the world
[iStock.com / josefkubes] Terrorist attacks on universities in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Targeted killings of scholars in Bangladesh and Syria. Arrests of students holding peaceful demonstrations in Myanmar and Thailand. Imprisonment of thousands of students and hundreds of academics in Egypt. […]
09-01-2017
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President’s message / A tale of two conferences
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …” The famous opening from Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities came to me as I rode the train to Pearson Airport this past Nov. 30. Only 45 […]
09-01-2017
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Research confidentiality compromised at UQAM
[Fabien Gagnon / Flickr] CAUT is raising concerns about a court order that would require a Université du Québec à Montréal professor to violate the confidentiality of research participants.           Quebec Superior Court Justice Marc St-Pierre has ordered professor Marie-Ève […]
09-01-2017
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CAUT honours two professors for collective bargaining work
Suzanne Prior  //  Terry Sway In recognition of outstanding achievements in the promotion of collective bargaining in the post-secondary sector, Suzanne Prior and Terry Sway collected CAUT’s 2016 Donald C. Savage Award at the association’s Council meeting in November.           […]
09-01-2017
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CAUT welcomes two new members
Teresa Place  //  Chris Hancock CAUT Council voted in November to accept the membership applications of two new associations: the British Columbia Institute of Technology Faculty and Staff Association (BCITFSA) and the Grant MacEwan University Faculty Association (GMUFA).           “We […]
09-01-2017
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Niagara College faces boycott over Saudi campuses
CAUT is threatening censure of Niagara College if the institution continues to operate gender-segregated campuses and programs in Saudi Arabia.            “These [campuses and programs] operate in a repressive country known for its severe clampdown on freedom of expression, […]
09-01-2017
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CAUT staff appointments
I. Lanzaderas  //  P. Foster Immanuel Lanzaderas  Legal Officer Immanuel holds an undergraduate degree in French literature and political science, and a J.D. degree from Queen’s University. He worked most recently as duty counsel with Legal Aid Ontario. Immanuel articled […]
09-01-2017
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Commentary / Stop treating students like children
Something very strange is going on in universities. Back in February, after speaking at a conference on academic freedom organised by the Harry Crowe Foundation in Toronto, I was confronted by words of despair from a young Canadian lecturer. She […]
09-01-2017
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Academic advisor
C.A. of St. John’s writes:  I have notified the dean of my desire to take parental leave in the coming term. The dean has approved the leave in principle, subject to my agreement to take on an extra course in […]
09-01-2017
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Book Review / Academic freedom at American universities: Constitutional rights, professional norms, and contractual duties
In Academic Freedom at American Universities, Philip Lee provides an exhaustively researched and accessible history of the development of the principle of academic freedom, particularly through the work of the American Association of University Professors, and its application in US […]
09-01-2017
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CAUT staff appointments
Immanuel Lanzaderas Legal Officer Immanuel holds an undergraduate degree in French literature and political science, and a J.D. degree from Queen’s University. He worked most recently as duty counsel with Legal Aid Ontario. Immanuel articled and also worked as an […]
01-01-2017