Happening in Halifax on February 23!

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The Canada Student Grant is currently $4200 but could be cut to $3000 for the next academic year. College and university students in Canada already struggle with the cost of tuition and day-to-day necessities. This cut would be devastating. Student support should be increasing, not decreasing.

CUPE Nova Scotia is proud to observe African Heritage Month by celebrating Black culture, honouring Black leaders’ accomplishments and contributions to our society, and committing to taking anti-racist action every day. Click the link below for more:

Solidarity with @lufappul.bsky.social as they wrap up a third week on the picket lines in the Sudbury cold! Solidarité avec l’APPUL alors qui terminent une troisième semaine de piquetage dans le froid de Sudbury!

Senators are debating Bill C-12 today. Tell Senators to reject C-12 and protect the rights of refugees and migrants. ACT NOW: iclmg.ca/oppose-bill-...

Act now. A fair deal for LUFA can't wait. Click here to send a letter: www.lufappul.ca?page_id=6858 - Agissez dès maintenant. Un accord équitable pour APPUL ne peut attendre. Cliquez ici pour envoyer une lettre : www.lufappul.ca?page_id=6868

Solidarity with @lufappul.bsky.social

Faculty strike at Laurentian Negotiations fail, picket lines rise at northern Ontario university. universityaffairs.ca/news/faculty...

In celebration of Black History Month, all are welcome to join the Online Panel happening Tuesday February 24.

Black X-cellence Panel: #StFX Alumni Lifting Others explores how X shaped alumni lives and how they continue to lift others, hosted by Kwame Osei ’10. Feb 24, 7 p.m. AT. Virtual. https://www.alumni.stfx.ca/s/650/17/interior.aspx?sid=650&gid=1&pgid=4116&cid=7676&ecid=7676

Call on the Laurentian University Board of Governors to fairly negotiate a deal with @lufappul.bsky.social that benefits the community. tinyurl.com/4wnzcz4z

Solidarity with @lufappul.bsky.social

Our members stand in solidarity behind our Bargaining Team. We REJECT the employer's offer. Our Team is ready to receive better.

Faculty, academic librarians, and counsellors represented by @lufappul.bsky.social have been on strike since Monday, January 19th. @stfxaut.bsky.social is pleased to stand with our LUFA colleagues by making a donation of $1000 to support their efforts to achieve a fair and equitable agreement.

Solidarity with LUFA! www.sudbury.com/columns/gues...

For decades, universities have had to do more with less. We're calling on the province of Ontario to help universities do more with more—and it starts with strong, stable funding. Read our 2026 pre-budget submission: tinyurl.com/y42k7444

#solidarity with @lufappul.bsky.social

Some more amazing shows of solidarity from our students ❤️ - Encore quelques manifestations de solidarité incroyables de la part de nos élèves ❤️

StFXAUT President David Young (left) and Vice-President Christie Lomore (right) met with Mr. Jaime Battiste, MP for Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish on January 20, 2026 to talk about funding for post-secondary education. www.stfxaut.ca/stfxaut-meet...

Solidarity is in full force for LUFA's first day on strike! - La solidarité est au rendez-vous lors de la première journée de grève de l'APPUL !

Our colleagues at Nipissing are also fighting for a fair deal. Show some solidarity: win.newmode.net/canadianasso... - Nos collègues de Nipissing se battent également pour obtenir un accord équitable. Faites preuve de solidarité : win.newmode.net/canadianasso...

Members of @lufappul.bsky.social have taken to the picket lines following months of negotiations. LUFA members have endured years of instability and made extraordinary sacrifices following the university’s unprecedented use of the CCAA. Read more: www.caut.ca/news/laurent...

What are LUFA's priorities for a fair deal? (1) Pensions, (2) Compensation, and (3) Workload LUFA members want a deal that improves supports for students, boosts morale, and attracts and retain talent.

#solidarity with @lufappul.bsky.social

Inspired by the great work of the people at @labornotes.bsky.social , who do something similar for the US, @emmaarkell.bsky.social at @pressprogress.ca has written an article previewing the collective bargaining agreements set to expire across Canada in 2026: pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...

You know things are heating up when the SMUFU Discord gets reactivated....

I just emailed the Ontario government telling them to remove the unnecessary limitations on LUFA's right to free and fair bargaining. Send your letter here: www.lufappul.ca?page_id=6355 @ocufa.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social @cuasa.ca @apuott.bsky.social In solidarity

Registration now open for DHSI-East! When: Tues 5 May-Fri 8 May 2026 Where: @stfx-university.bsky.social in Antigonish, Nova Scotia Link with more info & to register: www.stfx.ca/research/dig... Grants available! A short thread w details on workshops and keynote follows

🌈 The Pride flag is flying! Yesterday, we celebrated the start of Pride Month with the Antigonish and StFX communities. 🏳️‍🌈 #stfx #pride

Who wants to come to a bug conference on the east coast? Save the date for the Acadian Entomological Society's 2026 meeting, June 18-20, to be held right here in Antigonish @stfx-university.bsky.social @davidawde.bsky.social

When Canada extended copyright protections to 70 years after the death of a creator, the public domain was frozen. No new works will be entering the Canadian public domain until 2043. The Copyright Act shouldn’t be a barrier between Canadians and their cultural heritage.

Holiday greetings from the StfXAUT!

This morning on 640AM, OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson explained the converging issues behind Ontario’s university funding crisis. We can’t rely on international tuition to prop up the system, the province must invest in postsecondary education to support students. Listen here: bit.ly/3XXUNfz

An update from the 99th Council of the Canadian Association of University Teachers @caut.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/99th-c...

Today, December 6, marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. @stfx-university.bsky.social Sexual Violence Prevention Education Coordinator KR Gowry created a display in the SUB to honor the 14 women whose lives were stolen in the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre.

Amidst funding concerns, Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library says changes may be coming www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

Join this Sunday @ 6pm as we light up Xavier Gardens. Stay cozy with hot chocolate and cookies, carols, and festivity!

“Equity enhances our collective knowledge, strengthens peer review, and expands our capacity to understand and change the world.” Read our full interview of with Momin Rahman and Alison Hearn, the co-editors of the latest issue of the CAUT Journal in the Bulletin: www.caut.ca/bulletin/mom...

Happy X-Ring Day! December 3rd marks the anniversary of the Feast of St. Francis Xavier, also known as X-Ring Day to the #StFX community. Congratulations to all who are receiving their rings today!

UMFA extends congratulations to Tom Booth, long-time UMFA member & faculty member in the Dept of Biological Sciences. Tom received the CAUT Donald C. Savage Award in recognition of his exceptional contributions to advancing collective bargaining at universities & colleges across Canada.

“It is incumbent on us to continue to value and uphold universities for their core missions, which go far beyond serving as entrepreneurial training centres for industry and engaging in corporate R&D.” Read more on calls for public funding in the latest Bulletin: www.caut.ca/bulletin/not...

Welcome to our newest member, the Association of McGill Library Academic Staff! Bienvenue à notre tout nouveau membre, l’Association du personnel académique des bibliothèques de McGill!

CAUT Executive Director David Robinson reports on academic freedom issues before the 99th Council in Ottawa.

"Never wanting to let a good crisis go to waste, myriad actors have come out of the woodwork to propose their grand solutions to this current moment. While public funding may be the headline, the fine print is worth investigating." Check out this article by URFA member @drmarcspooner.bsky.social ⬇️

Cutting 40,000 jobs would be more than just "regrettable": it's bad policy that will hurt workers, their families, and everyone who relies on public services. The budget has passed, it’s packed with austerity measures that hit people hard. We will fight back.

The info and petition below concerns arrested academics in Iran. Please consider signing/sharing it with colleagues. Writers and Scholars Arrested and Held Incommunicado in Iran: iranhumanrights.org/2025/11/writ... Link to petition: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

@mackinnonart.bsky.social, StFX / Antigonish’s own award winning editorial cartoonist, will receive an honorary degree this December. More: www.stfx.ca/news/StFX-Br... #stfx