News / New study finds flaws in performance based-funding
A new American study of research on performance-based funding (PBF) in the post-secondary education sector concludes that the policy has very little impact on institutional outcomes.
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News / Fiorella Rabuffetti wins the 2020 J. H. Stewart Reid Memorial Fellowship
Fiorella Rabuffetti is the winner of the 2020 J. H. Stewart Reid Memorial Fellowship. The award was established to honour the memory of CAUT’s first Executive Secretary and comes with a $5000 scholarship.
News / Academic freedom controversy at University of Toronto
The Canadian Association of University Teachers is investigating allegations that the University of Toronto bowed to outside pressure in rescinding an offer of employment to an internationally recognized scholar.
President’s message / Mobilizing against systemic racism
By Brenda Austin-Smith
CAUT statement on World Teachers’ Day: “Leading in Crisis, Reimagining the Future”
(Ottawa – October 2, 2020) October 5 is World Teachers’ Day and the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) joins with teachers’ associations and unions in Canada and around the world in celebrating it.
CAUT decries arrest of Carleton University student in Turkey
(Ottawa – September 28, 2020) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has written to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan demanding the immediate release of Cihan Erdal, a Carleton University doctoral student who was visiting Istanbul when he was arrested along with dozens of oth
Federal Throne Speech misses opportunity to fix post-secondary education and support research
(Ottawa – September 24, 2020) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) welcomes the renewed commitments in the Speech from the Throne to strengthen social programs, such as child care and Employment Insurance, take more action to address climate change, and create good jobs, but is
CAUT highlights role for federal government in strengthening post-secondary education in advance of the Speech from the Throne
(Ottawa – September 21, 2020) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to urge development of a national pandemic recovery plan that inclu