** La version française suit ** CAUT’s Fair Employment Week starts today! October 19 to 23 CAUT has organized a full week of online activities for Fair Employment Week (FEW), taking place from October 19 to 23. Associations are encouraged to circulate the FEW schedule and registration links below to their membership. ——— Fair Employment Week, […]
Month: October 2020
Sign up for Fair Employment Week
Hello all, It is hard to believe that less than a year ago Contract Faculty from across the country came together on their campuses to mark Fair Employment Week (FEW). This year’s FEW , as with most things, is different. The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has worked to create a virtual space were […]
Update on Travel Restriction Exemptions for International Students / Le point sur les exemptions aux restrictions de voyage applicables aux étudiants étrangers
** La version française suit ** Memorandum 20:55 Date: October 9, 2020 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers: Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Update on Travel Restriction Exemptions for International Students Beginning October 20, 2020, universities and colleges with a COVID-19 readiness plan approved by their province or territory will be able to reopen […]
2018-2019 Financial Information of Universities and Projected Impact of COVID-19 for 2020-21 / Information financière des universités pour l’exercice 2018-2019 et conséquences prévues de la COVID-19 en 2020-2021
** La version française suit ** Memorandum 20:54 Date: October 9, 2020 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers: Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: 2018-2019 Financial Information of Universities and Projected Impact of COVID-19 for 2020-21 On October 8th, Statistics Canada released the 2018-19 financial information for universities. New with this release are financial projection scenarios for […]
Register for CAUT’s Fair Employment Week / Inscrivez-vous à la Semaine de l’équité d’emploi de l’ACPPU
** La version française suit ** Memorandum 20:53 Date: October 7, 2020 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers; Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Register for CAUT’s Fair Employment Week CAUT has organized a full week of online activities for Fair Employment Week (FEW), taking place from October 19 to 23. Associations are encouraged to […]
Report on the Governance Structures and Alignment of CAUT and the CAUT Defence Fund / Rapport sur les structures de gouvernance et l’harmonisation des mandats de l’ACPPU et de la Caisse de défense de l’ACPPU
** La version française suit ** Memorandum Date: October 7, 2020 To: CAUT Council From: David Robinson, CAUT Executive Director Re: Report on the Governance Structures and Alignment of CAUT and the CAUT Defence Fund At the November 2019 Council meeting, a motion was passed instructing the Executive Director of CAUT to investigate and prepare a report on the […]
A Message from WLUFA
Greetings, In the midst of these discouraging and alienating circumstances it seems a bit perverse to welcome everyone back to the Fall term. But here we are, so a heartfelt welcome to friends, colleagues and new members! Normally, WLUFA hosts a Fall Term Social, but as we’re sure you all understand it is being cancelled […]
Academic Freedom and Remote Teaching / Liberté académique et enseignement à distance
** La version française suit ** Memorandum 20:51 Date: September 30, 2020 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers: Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Academic Freedom and Remote Teaching The shift to remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic has created several challenges, not least of which is the emergence of new threats to academic freedom. […]