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CAUT Bulletin — February 2022
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Commentary / Laws Restricting Teaching about Race Threaten Academic Freedom
By Edward Swidriski
Interview / Valentin Migabo
For Valentin Migabo, a political scientist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 2019 was a year of new beginnings.
News / Historic victory in Alberta
Concordia University Edmonton Faculty Association (CUEFA) members last month ratified an agreement that will improve working conditions and increase salaries of CUEFA members.
A deal was reached after a two-week strike, the first job action by an academic staff association in Alberta.
News / Court asked to make Laurentian accountable
Now a year since Laurentian University's bid for creditor protection, the unprecedented crisis remains tied up in court as CAUT and other stakeholders seek answers about how an Ontario post-secondary institution wound up on the verge of bankruptcy.
News / Academic freedom must be part of judicial review
CAUT has applied to intervene in the appeal of a Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) decision from last May to not establish a Committee of Inquiry regarding Justice David Spiro’s
News / Faculty union to grieve termination of tenured MRU professor
The Mount Royal University Faculty Association (MRFA) is grieving the dismissal of a tenured professor.
Dr. Frances Widdowson was terminated from the University in December.
News / Veto of research grants a threat to academic freedom in Australia
In an open letter published last month, more than 60 high-profile Australian academics including Brian Schmidt, the Nobel prize-winning astrophysicist and Australian National University vice-chancellor, condemned acting Education Minist