Laurier Updates
Laurier implements new approach to enhance its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion – the new approach will shift...
Category: University Affairs
Ontario campuses see increase in precarious jobs
More than half of all campus jobs have at least one indicator of precarity, a new report says, with...
Connie Palenik elected to Board of Governors
Connie Palenik has been elected to a staff role on Wilfrid Laurier University’s Board of Governors. She will assume...
Incoming president MacLatchy begins transition period
On Jan. 11, Deborah MacLatchy’s new appointment for president and vice-chancellor of the university was announced. MacLatchy has served...
Jason Sager updates WLUSA CPAC on CAS Negotiations
Doug Roberts, Co-chair of the Communications and Political Action Committee, caught up with Jason Sager of the CAS bargaining...
WLUSA Bargaining Committee Update
Our Communications & Political Action Committee Co-Chair, Karen Cleaver, caught up with WLUSA’s Chief Negotiator Keith Goulet for an...
Lecturers are striking against low-paid, casual work, which hurts students too
Today and tomorrow thousands of academic staff will walk out of UK universities over pay and conditions. The contemporary...
University of Regina workers vote for strike mandate
A group of unionized employees at the University of Regina are about to enter their 20th month without a...
Canadian Federation Of Students Pushes Liberals To Spend $3.3B On Free College, University
The largest organization for post-secondary students in Canada is calling on the federal government to fund university and college...
Eliminating tuition fees would buoy Bluenose economy
Just last year, David Wheeler, president of Cape Breton University, called for free tuition across Canada. In the U.S.,...