On September 9 & 10, faculty at universities across Canada are encouraged to join “Scholar Strike,” an initiative to protest racism and police violence. Created by Dr. Anthea Butler, who was inspired by the actions of professional athletes, Scholar Strike
July 14, 2020 – NSCAD Board must reinstate MacNamara
The recent decision by the Board of Governors of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) to remove Dr. Aoife MacNamara from her position as president is more than a personnel issue, and will have repercussions that will
June 19, 2020 – Universities have a role to play in tackling racism
The murders of George Floyd, Regis Korchinski-Paquet, D’Andre Cambell, Chantal Moore, Rodney Levi and others at the hands of the police have brought to the forefront once again the systemic racism against Black and Indigenous people in North America. We
June 3, 2020 – Student-Faculty-Staff Alliance calls on university administration to keep contracts for part-time instructors
HALIFAX – An alliance of students, staff and faculty at Nova Scotia’s universities and community colleges is calling on Mount Saint Vincent University administration to rethink their recent decision to cancel part-time contracts this year, a move that would result
April 28, 2020 – Nova Scotia’s university and college unions call for protection of higher education during pandemic
READ THE OPEN LETTER HERE HALIFAX – An alliance of students, staff and faculty at Nova Scotia’s universities and community colleges is asking university administrations, and the provincial and federal governments, to reduce student tuition and increase student bursaries, prevent