Written by Philip Girvan, this article first appeared in the Winter 2016 edition of The Beacon. Canadian post-secondary institutions have become increasingly dependent on temporary or Contract Academic Staff (CAS). CAUT director of research and political action, Sylvain Schetagne, notes in the October 2015 issue of the CAUT/ACPPU Bulletin, that “[m]ore than 30 per cent of […]
Read More »Written by Brad Long, this article first appeared in the Winter 2016 edition of The Beacon. I’m pleased to once again introduce our quarterly Beacon to all of our members. I hope you find this to be an informative and engaging vehicle for coming together in this collective enterprise we call the StFXAUT. Since our last […]
Read More »Written by Robyn Bourgeois, this article first appeared in the Fall 2015 edition of The Beacon. On November 6th and 7th, 2015, the CAUT held a forum for indigenous Faculty in Winnipeg, the epicenter for urban indigeneity in contemporary Canadian society. Organized around the theme “Thriving in the Age of Austerity,” this forum provided indigenous Faculty […]
Read More »Post written by Lise Brin, Scholarly Communications Librarian at Angus L. Macdonald Library. Academic institutions worldwide will be celebrating Open Access Week this week. Here is what we have planned at StFX: All week: Posters, buttons and information sheets at the Angus L. Macdonald Library and the Nicholson 8th floor lounge Monday-Friday: OA factoids via the Library’s Twitter […]
Read More »Today, October 7, 2015, is Fair Employment Day. Fair Employment Day is a dedicated toward highlighting the increasingly precarious nature of work in post-secondary educational institutions and takes place in solidarity with the World Day for Decent Work. The StFX Association of University Teachers would like to acknowledge all our academic colleagues working around the […]
Read More »Howe, Eric. “TransformUS: Even Worse than Predicted.” University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association, January 20, 2014. Web.
Read More »Groarke, Leo and Beverly Hamilton. “Doing the PPP: A Skeptical Perspective.” Academic Matters, January 13, 2014. Web.
Read More »Heron, Craig. “Robert Dickeson: Right for Ontario? An Analysis of Program Prioritization.” Toronto: Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations, December 4, 2013. Web.
Read More »Howe, Eric. “The Emperor Isn’t Wearing any Clothes: Intellectually Bankrupt Academic Prioritization.” University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association, November 15, 2013. Web.
Read More »CAUT Bulletin “University of Saskatchewan Deal Ends Controversial Tenure Veto” (Volume 61, No 7, September 2014)
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