Claire Thomson, a PhD candidate in the Department of History at the University of Alberta, has been awarded the 2018 J.H. Stewart Reid Memorial Fellowship.
The government of Ontario’s plan to require the province’s universities and colleges to adopt “free speech” policies and punish those who fail to adhere to the new requirements is an unprecedented interference with institutional autonomy, warns CAUT.
Indigenization and the Academy
This video features academics who share their experiences and views on how to Indigenize the academy and why it’s crucial.
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Equity and the Academy
This Equity video features academics who share their experiences and views on what needs to change in how we think, and what approaches will work to solve problems in the academy and in society.
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Karen Foster is an associate professor of sociology at Dalhousie University and Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Rural Futures for Atlantic Canada.
When CAUT conducted a national survey of contract academic staff last year, it was the first time this growing segment of the academic workforce was given such a voice. The survey aimed to hear about their working conditions, feelings and life goals.