If enacted, Bill 12 will give the Minister of Advanced Education unprecedented power to appoint the majority of members to university Boards, dictate that research align only with government priorities, and provide unchecked authority to force universities into a revitalization process.
November 23, 2017 – Help Acadia University Faculty Association (AUFA) avert a strike
Bargaining between the Acadia University Faculty Association (AUFA) and Acadia’s Board of Governors began in March 2017. By the end of June, the Board stopped bargaining. They refused to respond to AUFA’s most important proposals, forcing the association to file