Dana McFarland 🍁 🔥🐎Jun 4
The Legal Cost of Cutting Librarians - Slaw
https://www.slaw.ca/2026/06/02/the-legal-cost-of-cutting-librarians/
#CDNPSE
The Legal Cost of Cutting Librarians - Slaw

On 6 May 2026, Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) announced that it had eliminated 91 positions, including 45 layoffs, in response to a $15 million deficit. The deficit followed a $9.4 million reduction to NSCC’s operating grant by the Province of Nova Scotia earlier in the year and reduced international tuition revenue, due to previous […]

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Dana McFarland 🍁 🔥🐎May 26

Against stated expectations I'm sharing this here -- nothing says social innovation like shareable resources targeted to LinkedIn, Facebook and Bluesky.
https://www.federationhss.ca/en/how-humanities-and-social-sciences-drive-innovation

https://www.federationhss.ca/sites/default/files/2026-05/Think-innovation-social-horizontal-EN.pdf

#CDNPSE

How the humanities and social sciences drive innovation | FHSS

Tim RibaricMay 26

New issue of CAUT Journal just dropped: https://journal.caut.ca/index.php/caut-journal

(How do I know this? I'm the Managing Editor so I pushed the button)

#CDNPSE

CAUT Journal

BUFAMay 25

A huge thank you to everyone who came out the BUFA BBQ. It was fantastic reminder of what makes BUFA strong — our members! From meaningful conversations to shared solidarity, it was an incredible event!

Your support and participation continue to strengthen the bonds that unite us. #CDNPSE

A-Dub 🥝Apr 6

i am glad this is happening.

at the same time, Canada is doing sweet fuck all to help Palestinian students with offers from Canadian universities to get their visas sorted so they can start...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/canadian-universities-exemptions-due-to-war-9.7153939

#CdnPse #PSSAR #War

Canadian universities offering exam deferrals, accommodations to students impacted by war in Middle East | CBC News

With war raging in the Middle East at the end of the academic year, many schools across Canada are offering some international students deadline extensions, holds on tuition and other supports.

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Dr. Katja Thieme (she/they)Dec 10, 2025
„On Sept. 3, 2024, Peterson, accompanied by his daughter and son-in-law, had an online meeting with then-advanced education minister Rajan Sawhney. . .By Oct. 8, 2024, ministry staff had already generated an evaluation of how it could accredit the Peterson Academy.“ #cdnpse #highered

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rsvzkqxa2xdojwmjljqzs4ik/post/3m7mdonct6s2l
Show threadDr. Katja Thieme (she/they)Dec 6, 2025
Like, I can tell you that across Canadian universities the productivity expectations for writing studies instructors have increased—e.g., in the form of student numbers—and they are not reasonable. #writingstudies #cdnpse #cdnwrds #teamrhetoric #rhetcomp
A-Dub 🥝Nov 17, 2025

goddammit, Mark Carney.

you're burying a reduction in real funding for Canada Student Grants for low- and middle-income families in a well hidden line item in Budget 2025.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/canada-budget-2025-student-grants-experts-students-university-ottawa-9.6973812

#Austerity #CdnPSE

Budget 2025 slashes Canada Student Grants, experts warn | CBC News

Some experts are concerned that post-secondary students will have access to less money through the Canada Student Grant (CSG), based on a line item buried in Budget 2025.

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Show threadDr. Katja Thieme (she/they)Oct 16, 2025
For those who missed it. Eric Kaufmann—widely known for propagating the concepts of "great replacement" and "great awokening" as well as for supporting various race science networks—recently spoke as a witness at this Canadian House of Commons committee. #cdnpse #cdnwrds bsky.app/profile/katj...

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pis2dwki2yf5ieehrzwh3rke/post/3m2pz6byd5k2s
BUFAAug 29, 2025
@BUFA stands in #solidarity with Dalhousie Faculty Association, as well as Canadian Association of University Teachers and CAUT Defence Fund. #KeepDalStrong #CDNpse