On the latest episode of Reject Ed, @stfx-university.bsky.social’s very own Dr. Wendy Mackey! Listen to us chat all levels of education, the importance of community mentorship, and Black student flourishing. And please follow us on Instagram!
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"It is now time for a federal-provincial strategy on public postsecondary education: essential infrastructure in this nation-building era."
CAUT President Robin Whitaker on the hollowing out of public postsecondary education: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
2,200 nursing home workers at 22 sites in NS are on strike. Some of the longest strikes in Canadian history have been in LTC -- and that means that low-paid workers have struggled mightily for fair wages and better living conditions and care for residents. I stand with CUPE-NS.
What do we stand to lose if Memorial continues to be starved of basic funding? Students' freedom to learn and thrive through a diverse set of pathways to life-changing and world-changing knowledge.
#WeAreMUN
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Happening tomorrow! Details below!
Provinces across Canada are investing in post-secondary education. Ontario. Saskatchewan. Meanwhile, Newfoundland and Labrador’s only university faces cuts, fewer courses, and larger classes. The NL budget is coming. This government has a clear choice to make. #WeAreMUN
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“We must not respond to autonomous AI technologies by regressing to past ways or adopting punitive policies that fragment student experiences and access.”
Read more on how AI fits in teaching and learning in the latest Bulletin: www.caut.ca/bulletin/cre...
Just yesterday, following student and academic staff pressure, the Government of Canada announced (buff.ly/XiFWSDN) an extension of the $4,200 maximum federal portion of the grant for next year. Next we need to #GrowtheGrants.
66% of NS students have difficulty paying tuition: the Cdn ave is 48%
Things are not ok in Nova Scotia @caut.bsky.social
@nsgov.bsky.social Pls tell your Minister of Advanced Education that we have a problem.
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The StFXAUT stands in solidarity with StFX students and students from other Nova Scotia universities as they rally against the provincial government’s recent cuts to post-secondary education.
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Happening now!
Happening tomorrow!
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“Our interpretation of the administration’s planned cuts and policy changes aligned with what some have described as a “shock doctrine” approach: using alarming news to push through disruptive change.”
Read our full interview with Francine Berish in the latest issue of the Bulletin: buff.ly/inWHqTB
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.
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Bar graph showing change in belief from 2024 to 2025 that it is important for governments to continue funding colleges and universities, ranging from “very important” to “not important at all.”
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 you’re 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 magazine’s cover.
“Organized labour was at the heart of mass opposition that won the day by making things “politically difficult” again.”
Read the newest President’s 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. That’s 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 🌟monograph🌟: on reproductive justice
📅Wednesday, March 11 is Contract Faculty Social Media Day of Action. This year’s 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 🏒💕❤️🔥
5 March, 6-8pm at Candid
#HeatedRivalry #Hollanov
Across Canada, 48% of college and university students report struggling with the cost of tuition fees. That’s 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.