After years of attempting to get a comprehensive picture of the use of contract faculty in Canadian universities, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has published its ground-breaking report, Contract U: Contract faculty appointments at Canadian universities. Achieved through FIPPA reqests to all 78 publically-funded Canadian universities, the report confirms what many of us have […]
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Milton Cancellation Only One Part of a “Gloomy Forecast” for PSE: Letter from WLUFA President, David Monod
Dear colleagues, The creation of a satellite campus in Milton was always a controversial topic among faculty, and I know many of you will welcome the provincial government’s announcement that it will not be funded. I don’t want to comment on whether the Milton campus should, or should not, be opened. Rather, I’d like […]
Investigation launched into alleged academic freedom violations at Thompson Rivers University / Enquête sur des allégations d’atteinte à la liberté académique à l’Université Thompson Rivers
Investigation launched into alleged academic freedom violations at Thompson Rivers University (Ottawa— 31 October, 2018) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has established an investigation into the case of Professor Derek Pyne at Thompson Rivers University to determine if his academic freedom was violated. In April 2017, Professor Pyne published an article […]
Save Bill 148! Rally in Waterloo Later Today!
OCUFA Stresses the Harm That Will Be Caused by Ford’s Proposed Repeal of Bill 148
OCUFA Ontario faculty deeply disappointed with government repeal of $15 minimum wage and fair labour laws
