The Government of British Columbia has introduced legislation that would prohibit any faculty association executive member from being the elected faculty representative on the board of a university, college or institute. Attached is CAUT to Yamamoto re Bill 18 (2011-11-08) protesting this proposed legislation. ———————— Le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique a déposé un projet de […]
Month: November 2011
CAUT responds to AUCC’s new academic freedom statement
CAUT responds to AUCC’s new academic freedom statement In an open letter) to the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, CAUT raises serious concerns about the organization’s revised statement on academic freedom issued in October 2011 on the of AUCC’s 100th Anniversary. The 2011 AUCC Statement on Academic Freedom is the first change to […]
Library and Archives Canada
For immediate release Canadian Association of University Teachers launches campaign to Save Library and Archives Canada (OTTAWA: November 2, 2011) – The Canadian Association of University Teachers today unveiled a national campaign to protect Library and Archives Canada (LAC). The “Save Library and Archives Canada” is being launched by CAUT in response to funding cuts […]
Save NSCAD!
Emergency! We need to Save NSCAD! Howard Windsor, a former Policy Analyst with Labour and Advanced Education for the province of Nova Scotia, has been appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education to examine the future of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University (NSCAD). He has carte blanche to consider any reorganization […]