Student activists lead the way in building cross-campus, cross-movement coalitions

Canadian Dimension magazine, September/October 2008 issue (Keep reading…)

Z-Net March 12, 2008
Source: TomDispatch

On Monday March 3, the price of crude oil reached $103.95 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, surpassing the record set nearly 30 years ago during another moment of chaos in the Middle East. Will that new mark prove distinctive in the annals of world history or will it be forgotten as energy prices drop, just as they did following their April 1980 peak? (Keep reading…)

FrontPageMagazine.com Thursday, September 13, 2007

Misuse of the classroom by … allowing it to be used for political indoctrination … constitutes misuse of the University as an institution. (Keep reading…)

Canadian Dimension Magazine, September/October 2007

Naming a building or a street after an individual is one of the most visible ways in which society recognizes outstanding achievements that contribute to the public good. Institutions like hospitals and universities make similar gestures when they name wings or programs after individuals whose careers or financial contributions leave legacies that benefit future generations. Recognition honours such fine role models, and can imbue public places with meaning and a shared sense of history. (Keep reading…)

Canadian Dimension Magazine, September/October 2007

In Alberta an attack is gathering force on the most fundamental principles essential to the academic viability of universities. This attack has implications that go far beyond the jurisdiction most stereotypically associated with cowboy culture and the lucrative vastness of this province’s oil-and-gas resources. (Keep reading…)

The Electronic Intifada 15 June 2007

On Friday, 8 June, DePaul University President Dennis Holtschneider announced that he had decided to uphold the university’s tenure and promotion board’s ruling denying outspoken political science professor Norman Finkelstein tenure. In a press release, the president is quoted as saying that academic freedom “is alive and well at DePaul University.” Not surprisingly, the announcement of Finkelstein’s tenure denial has spawned a national discussion. Academics everywhere have been forced to ponder the implications for the future of academic freedom in the United States, especially those who dare to criticise US and Israeli policy in the Middle East. (Keep reading…)

Globe and Mail April 25, 2007

If you’re anything like me, your brow will be furrowed this week in concentration (or is it fear?) as you scramble to meet Monday’s tax deadline. The prospect of digging a little deeper for the Canada Revenue Agency has probably got your dander up quite sufficiently already. But just in case it hasn’t, take a moment to consider how green the fiscal grass has become on the corporate side of the fence. (Keep reading…)

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Chronicle of Higher Education April 5, 2007

The highly public feud between Norman G. Finkelstein of DePaul University and Harvard Law School’s Alan M. Dershowitz has taken an unusual procedural twist, with Mr. Dershowitz attempting to weigh in on Mr. Finkelstein’s bid for tenure at DePaul. (Keep reading…)

Toronto Now 2007-02-22

University centres hot on Afghan peace get left out of federal funding loop (Keep reading…)

Dear Friends:

As you probably know, the University of Colorado Interim Chancellor announced on 6/26/06 his intention to fire Ward Churchill. As we said in our Open Letter 15 months ago: (Keep reading…)