The 2021 Jon Thompson Lecture on Academic Freedom featured a lecture by Alison Hearn titled: Who’s zooming who? Edtech, surveillance, equity, and academic freedom in the ‘outsourced’ university. Dr. Hearn is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Information and Media
Joint UNB AUNBT COVID-19 Accommodation Statement
Since March of this year, the AUNBT and UNB have been working closely together to identify and respond to issues facing AUNBT members and the UNB community as a result of the restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The parties’
ANTI-RACISM ACTION AND THE SCHOLARS STRIKE
On September 9 and 10, academics in Canada have set aside two days to participate in activities and actions to protest racism and police violence. These include, among other actions, a series of virtual teach-ins and a twitter storm using
Extended assessment dates
UNB and AUNBT have agreed upon a set of extended assessment dates for AUNBT full-time members. A four-week extension to the Sept 1st deadline for submission of materials to assessment committees has been worked out. We encourage you to review
CAUT call for support on climate action petition
The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is requesting the support of member associations by signing a petition on climate action. The petition calls on university presidents across the country to endorse the United Nations (UN) climate emergency letter.More information
CAUT releases results of survey of staff at post-secondary institutions
On August 20, 2020 the Canadian Association of University Teachers released findings from its spring survey of post-secondary education staff. The full results of the survey are now available: Impacts of COVID-19 on Post-Secondary Education Staff. The CAUT has also
Winter 2020 SOS memorandum of understanding
On March 18, 2020, in a message regarding COVID-19 measures at UNB, we informed members of an informal agreement between AUNBT and UNB that Winter 2020 Student Opinion Surveys (SOS) results will not be used in future assessments and will
CAUT welcomes new measures for post-secondary students
(Ottawa, 22 April 2020) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) welcomes today’s announcement by the federal government of new supports for students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The financial support initially provided through the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
Assessment deferral
Dear Colleagues, UNB and AUNBT have agreed that in light of potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the academic work of full-time (all streams) and contract academic employees and on their upcoming assessments, colleagues shall have the right to
Resolved: AUNBT email issues
This has been resolved by our email provider. Monday March 23: we are noticing issues with sending and receiving email from/to our @aunbt.ca addresses. These difficulties are not specific to AUNBT and are affecting an email server hosted in Toronto.