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Dalhousie U urged to amend Student Code of Conduct

(Ottawa – October 26, 2017) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is calling on Dalhousie University to amend its Student Code of Conduct after a student leader was investigated for Facebook postings she made over the summer.
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Interview // Kimberly Ellis-Hale

Kimberly Ellis-Hale is the contract faculty (CF) liaison officer for the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association and headed up CF strategy and mobilization during negotiations with the administration in the fall of 2016.
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Academic advisor

H.F. of Fredericton writes I am a contract instructor. Course assignments at my institution are by seniority, based on points accumulated per course taught. How can I continue my seniority during an upcoming pregnancy leave?
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News // National survey of contract academic staff launched

CAUT is undertaking a national survey of contract academic staff at Canadian universities, colleges and polytechnics to shed light on the working experiences of the thousands of academic staff who are hired to teach on a temporary basis every year.
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News // Stewart Reid Fellowship winner announced

Crystal Acosta, a PhD candidate at the University of Manitoba, has been awarded the 2017 J.H. Stewart Reid Memorial Fellowship. The fellowship, established by CAUT, recognizes and funds a graduate student from a Canadian university that has demonstrated academic excellence.
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News // Federal government appoints chief science advisor

CAUT is welcoming the news that Dr. Mona Nemer has been appointed by the federal government as Canada’s new chief science advisor.
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The faces of precarity

Their names are Tom, Sarika, Noureddine and Émilie. But they could be Rachel, John, Taylor and Mike. It could also be the colleague you just passed in the busy corridor on campus. It might be you.

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