McMaster University has imposed lengthy suspensions without pay on a number of tenured faculty in the school of business following a secret, internal tribunal process that has lasted for the past several years.

In its commitment to the protection of basic civil liberties, CAUT has signed onto the International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance.

During November’s first weekend, Aboriginal academics from across Canada will gather in Toronto for CAUT’s fourth Forum for Aboriginal Academic Staff. Over three days, participants will explore the role of Aboriginal academics as activist scholars for social and political change.

CAUT has released an investigatory committee report into action taken against a professor by administrators at King’s University College.

A Laval University PhD student has won a national award for her research into eating behaviour and patterns in children, adults and families and how these behaviours relate to obesity.

According to a recent report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Canada has the highest rate of post-secon­dary education among its 34 member countries.

CAUT Council has created the Bernice C. Schrank Award to recognize outstanding contributions to the enforcement of academic staff workplace rights through the grievance process.

Presumed Incompetent: a visible minority female professor in a contractually-limited position. Although almost all of the qualitative data accumulated in this large volume refer to the United States, many of the narratives also pertain to the Canadian space.

Edification and bildung (German) relate to the idea that university education should be more than a narrow training for employment (for material gain) in the competitive “real world” of business.

CAUT has released the report from a committee working over the last year and a half investigating allegations of major problems at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College.

The University of Manitoba Faculty Association is in conciliation talks with the university administration following a strong member turnout and vote in favour of strike action earlier this month.