Bulletin Archive

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, […]

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 […]

By Frank Furedi 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 […]

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 […]

Philip Lee. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2015; 164 pp; ISBN: 978-1-49850-102-6. By Rachel K. Brickner 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 […]

2016 was a traumatic year for Homa Hoodfar. Arrested and detained in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison for 112 days, the retired anthropology professor from Concordia University thought the nightmare would never end. Thanks to diplomatic help from Canada, Oman, Italy […]

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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. Firing of thousands […]

By James Compton “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. […]

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 Maillé to turn over […]

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.           Prior is a professor of […]

In 2014, Capilano University was embroiled in a heated series of protests and debates over the administration’s plan to eliminate a number of academic units as part of a sweeping set of budget cuts. George Rammell, a studio art instructor […]