Below: Lisa Wood, Joyce Lorimer and James Cairns at the Brantford Campus forum, The Politics of Academic Freedom on April 6, 2010. Academic freedom is both a right and responsibility of faculty members – but it is also a principle that is under attack as universities become increasingly beholden to corporate and political interests. That […]
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Speaking Up in and beyond the Classroom
Speaking Up in and beyond the Classroom Below: Lisa Wood, Joyce Lorimer and James Cairns at the Brantford Campus forum, The Politics of Academic Freedom on April 6, 2010. Academic freedom is both a right and responsibility of faculty members – but it is also a principle that is under attack as universities become increasingly […]
Proposed amendments to the WLUFA Constitution have been accepted
Good Afternoon, I am very pleased to announce that the proposed amendments to the WLUFA Constitution have been accepted by the membership. Under the Constitution in effect at the time of voting “Proposed amendments shall be considered passed and in effect upon receiving the approval of at least two-thirds of those voting….provided the number of […]
Profs are urged to speak out on issues
Profs are urged to speak out on issues (Comment on this story) EDUCATION: Academic freedom “under attack,” forum told http://theexpositor.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2522780
WLUFA Constitutional Changes
The Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association Constitution was created in 1958 before WLUFA was certified. It was amended in 1988 when the Librarians joined the Bargaining Unit and again in 2001 when Contract Academic Staff certified and became a second Bargaining Unit under WLUFA. Since then, it has not been amended despite the tremendous growth […]
CAUT Professional Officer Agent(e) professionnel(le) de l’ACPPU
La version française suit Canadian Association of University Teachers Association canadienne des professeures et professeurs d’université Professional Officer CAUT is seeking to fill the position of Professional Officer. Responsibilities Reports to senior management Provides professional expertise in the areas of academic freedom, research, public policy, and collective bargaining Duties Research and writing for CAUT publications […]
URGENT Sign the Open Letter to Stephen Harper re First Nations University
La version française sera disponible demain Greetings, We would like to invite you to sign the Open Letter to Stephen Harper regarding the Federal Government’s funding of First Nations University of Canada. The letter is reproduced below. If you wish to sign the letter, please go to http://www.caut.ca/fnuc/ and click on the line “Add your […]
New OCUFA Research Report – The Decline of Quality at Ontario Universities Shortchanging a Generation
Dear Colleagues; Today, OCUFA released new research report titled The Decline of Quality at Ontario Universities: Shortchanging a Generation. The paper, part of our ongoing Trends in Higher Education series, contrasts the student experience today with that of the 1960s and finds that students are paying more money for a diminished quality of education. The […]
Ontario budget and tuition policy – revenue impact
Russ has prepared for you a projected outlook for university revenue for academic year 2010-11, combining the impact of both the budget and tuition announcements of the past few days. His current best estimate of the increase in university revenue at this time is 6.8% over the current year for the system as a whole […]
Doug and Joyce Lorimer Receive the Donald Savage Award
PHOTO COURTESY OF CAUT/ACPPU Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association is proud to announce that Doug and Joyce Lorimer were each awarded the Donald C. Savage Award by Dr. Don Savage on Friday, November 27 at the Fall Council Meeting of the Canadian Association of University Teachers. The Award, which was established in 1997 in honour […]