Happening in Antigonish today at 400pm AST.
12.03.2026 18:42
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Happening in Antigonish today at 400pm AST.
Map of Canada with the province of Nova Scotia highlighted. Text that reads "Recent data shows 66% of Nova Scotia students and their families have difficulty paying tuition fees. Canadian average: 48%"
Nova Scotia is planning millions of dollars in cuts that would be devastating to students.
48% of Canadian students report struggling with the cost of tuition. In Nova Scotia, that jumps to 66%.
Federal grants are also on the chopping block.
Student support should be increasing, not decreasing.
Happening next week in Antigonish!
Precariously employed contract faculty teach almost 50% of university courses in Ontario with little job security or institutional support. OCUFA is holding a Social Media Day of Action to call for fair, stable working conditions for contract faculty.
tinyurl.com/ybanf5yp
Bar graph showing change in belief from 2024 to 2025 that it is important for governments to continue funding colleges and universities, ranging from βvery importantβ to βnot important at all.β
Survey findings show a growing majority of Canadians support public funding for colleges and universities.
Learn more in the latest issue of the Bulletin: www.caut.ca/bulletin/gro...
Happening this morning beginning at 1100. Please join youβre in Halifax.
Please join if you happen to be in or around Halifax.
Of possible interest to those in and around Halifax.
Promotional image for the January-February 2026 issue of the CAUT Bulletin featuring the magazineβs cover.
βOrganized labour was at the heart of mass opposition that won the day by making things βpolitically difficultβ again.β
Read the newest Presidentβs Message from Robin Whitaker in the latest issue of the Bulletin: www.caut.ca/bulletin/mak...
Faculty at @ontariotechu.bsky.social are in bargaining. We do not want a strike and we are working hard to avoid one but we need your help to get Ontario Tech to bargain in good faith.
Send a letter to Ontario Tech asking them to bargain a a fair deal now: uoitfa.ca/take-action2026/
Illustration of a plant growing out of a pot with icons representing different aspects of post-secondary education hanging from the branches.
Across Canada, 48% of college and university students report struggling with the cost of tuition fees. Thatβs almost HALF of students.
Federal student grants are on the chopping block. Student support should be increasing, not decreasing.
Tell your MP: www.caut.ca/campaigns/gr...
Image: Dr. Kailin Wright next to two book covers Slings & Arrows; No Mother No Future Image: Dr. Conall Cash next to book cover: Far from the Masters Image: Dr. Laura Estill next to two book covers: The Past, Present, and Future of Early Modern Digital Studies and the Routledge companion to Digital Humanities in Practice Text: Book Launch 4:00pm March 12 2026 Scholar's Walk, Mulroney Hall Department of English, StFX University
Book launch!
12 March 4pm, Scholars Walk @stfx-university.bsky.social
Feat. books by @wrightkailin.bsky.social , Conall Cash, & @lauraestill.bsky.social
4 collections: on Slings & Arrows, French Cinema, early modern digital humanities, & DH writ large
& 1 πmonographπ: on reproductive justice
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Wednesday, March 11 is Contract Faculty Social Media Day of Action. This yearβs theme Stop the Gigification of Faculty Work, highlights the growing reliance on precarious academic labour and what it means for faculty, students, and the future of our universities.
@ocufa.bsky.social #fairness4cf
Poster with light blue background Top Text: StFX English Book Club Meeting Image: Book Cover: Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid Bottom Text: Thursday, 5 March, 6-8pm Candid Brewing @stfx-university.bsky.social
Join the StFX English Student Society Book Club for a discussion of @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social 's Heated Rivalry ππβ€οΈβπ₯
5 March, 6-8pm at Candid
#HeatedRivalry #Hollanov
Across Canada, 48% of college and university students report struggling with the cost of tuition fees. Thatβs almost HALF of students.
Federal student grants are on the chopping block. More cuts to student supports would be DEVASTATING.
Student support should be increasing, not decreasing.
This was an extremely engaging and informative town hall.
Appreciate the willingness to pivot to an online space in face of the extreme winter weather conditions.
Fredericton's St. Thomas University could cease to exist and Sackville's Mount Allison University could be privatized under scenarios the Holt government is considering for cuts to post-secondary education.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Kindly let us know if/when the Townhall is rescheduled.
Colour blocked image with text explaining myths and facts about fair dealing copyright. Text reads "Myth: Copyright's primary purpose is to ensure authors are paid. Fact: Copyright law has always been about balancing users' and creators' rights."
This Fair Dealing week, weβre breaking down myths and facts about fair dealing.
We tend to think of copyright as being only about protecting creators, works and ensuring those creators get paid. But copyright is all about balance.
Learn more at copyright.caut.ca
Good morning!
Is the Town Hall going on as scheduled?
Distressing news for our @munfaculty.bsky.social colleagues and others impacted by these decisions.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Dr. Agnes Calliste Academic and Cultural Centre is a dedicated space for Black students at #StFX to study, connect, and simply be. Grounded in community, it honours Dr. Agnes Callisteβs legacy by helping students build confidence and belong. www.stfx.ca/news/Dr-Agne...
A jar of change on a desk with a computer keyboard and financial documents. Text on a teal background reads: Ontario students need more grants, not more loans, to make university more affordable. Ontario universities need stable, long-term government funding. These are the keys to a thriving postsecondary sector.
At a minimum, cuts to OSAP grants will have paid for 43% of announced university funding increasesβand possibly more. These changes exacerbate the affordability crisis and risk putting a university education out of reach for many students. tinyurl.com/yjccsa9r
Wilfrid Laurier Contract Faculty may be on strike as soon as this Mon, Feb 23. They teach ~40% of undergraduate courses at Laurier, yet account for less than 6% of the university's operating budget. Support their efforts and join this letter writing campaign: actionnetwork.org/letters/4dea...
Contract faculty are essential to learning at Laurier, but too often face insecure, unfair working conditions. Join me in calling on Laurierβs President & Board to negotiate a deal that improves job security, pay, & working conditions. #fairness4cf
Sign: actionnetwork.org/letters/act-...
Join us Tues, Feb 24 fr 1-2:30 pm (Open to all). Dominic Silvio, PhD, Public Services Librarian and the Acting Head of Science, Management, and Arts & Social Sciences at Dal. He is DFA past Pres and Pres-Elect. He also represents DFA as a Director of the CAUT Defence Fund. Zoom link in comments
Three people sitting at tables working individually on their laptops. Text that reads βDelivering guardrails in the era of AI: The role of academic staff unions.β
βUnions should negotiate for ongoing consultation and co-governance rights about how digital technologies are selected and implemented at work.β
Read more on the role of academic staff unions in the AI era in the latest Bulletin: www.caut.ca/bulletin/del...
an image of text that says "WLUFA Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association Contract Teaching Faculty and Part-time Part- Librarians Strike Info STUDENTS' FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Prepared By: WLUFA Communications 2026"
an image of text that says "WLUFA Are Contract Teaching Faculty going on strike? The Contract Teaching Faculty Bargaining Unit of WLUFA will be in a legal strike position on Monday, February 23, 2026 should a settlement not be reached by that time. The decision to obtain a strike mandate was not taken lightly. Faculty would rather be in the classroom than on the picket line. Laurier's Contract Teaching Faculty care deeply about the quality of your education and will disrupt classes and our other work only as Ξ± last resort."
an image of text that says "WLUFA What is WLUFA? The Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) is the certified bargaining agent for Full- Full-time Faculty Contract Teaching Faculty, and Professional and Part-time Librarians. Who are Contract Teaching Faculty? Contract Teaching Faculty (generally called Contract Faculty) are instructors hired on a course-by-course -course contract basis, for each term. Their employment ends with each contract."
an image of text that says "WLUFA What are the issues? The main issues include working conditions, job security, and compensation, which affect the quality of education and the University's ability to be competitive in attracting and maintaining highly qualified faculty. Our working conditions directly impact the student learning environment. WLUFA Contract Faculty represent less than 6% of Laurier's overall operating costs, yet taught over 40% of undergraduate courses in 2024/2025 Laurier can choose and afford to invest in the Contract Faculty they rely on to deliver almost half of undergraduate teaching."
Contract Faculty at Laurier will be in a legal strike position on Monday, Feb 23, 2026 if a settlement is not reached.
This is a last resort. Our Members would rather be teaching and supporting students. π
This afternoon, Dr. Gautam Das (LUFA President) and Ben Hubbard (LUFA Executive Manager) met with Minister Patty Hajdu to discuss the urgent challenges facing Canadaβs public universities and colleges. @caut.bsky.social
Happening in Halifax on February 23!