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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Carleton’s Joy Mighty Receives Prestigious National Award

Carleton University Prof. Joy Mighty has won a prestigious national award for the significant contributions she has made to teaching, learning and educational development in higher education throughout her more than 40-year career. Mighty is the recipient of the Christopher Knapper Lifetime Achievement Award, which is given out every two years by... More

Monday, July 20, 2020

Carleton and CUPE 4600 Unit 1 Reach Tentative Collective Agreement

To All Members of the Carleton Community, Carleton University and CUPE Local 4600-Unit 1 representing Teaching, Research and Service Assistants reached a tentative collective agreement on July 20, 2020. Details of the settlement will be released only after ratification by members of the bargaining unit and the University’s Board of Governors.... More

Monday, July 13, 2020

Carleton Selects Brightspace as its New Learning Management System

Following extensive consultations and evaluations with its teaching and learning community, Carleton University has selected Brightspace by Desire2Learn as its new Learning Management System (LMS) to replace cuLearn in the spring 2021 term.  D2L is headquartered in Waterloo, Ont. and its Brightspace platform is widely adopted across the province... More

Monday, July 13, 2020

COVID-19 Expense Reimbursement MOAs for Members of CUASA and CUPE 4600-2

Carleton has signed Memoranda of Agreement with both the Carleton University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) and CUPE 4600 Unit 2 that outline exceptional financial measures that will be made available for members of both academic unions. The measures provide financial support for members who may have incurred additional expenses during the... More

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Carleton Launches Shared Online Projects Initiative with uOttawa

Carleton University and University of Ottawa are joining efforts to develop online modules and courses that can be shared and adapted between the institutions for the Fall 2020 term. In light of the shift to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, the two universities have established the Shared Online Projects Initiative (SOPI). This... More

Friday, June 12, 2020

Carleton and CUPE 4600-Unit 2 Ratify New Collective Agreement

To All Members of the Carleton Community, Carleton and CUPE Local 4600-Unit 2, representing the university’s contract instructors, are pleased to announce the successful ratification of amendments to the collective agreement. The new collective agreement will take effect immediately and will be in place until August 31, 2022. We would like to... More

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

BGInS Student Looks to History to Shape a Better Future

As Carleton University global and international studies student Jordan Gray prepares to graduate this month, he reflects on what he describes as a long and interesting road. Throughout his undergraduate career, Gray has completed 10 major research projects, seven of which he presented at conferences, five of which were outside Canada. “I... More

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Carleton Enhances EDI and Indigenous Leadership

Carleton University President Benoit-Antoine Bacon and Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Jerry Tomberlin are pleased to announce that three highly-respected Carleton leaders have accepted new roles and expanded responsibilities that will strengthen our capacity to make important progress, across the university, in equity, diversity and... More

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Carleton and CUPE 4600-Unit 2 Reach Tentative Agreement

May 26, 2020 To All Members of the Carleton Community, Carleton University and CUPE Local 4600-Unit 2 representing Contract Instructors reached a tentative collective agreement on May 19, 2020. Details of the settlement will be released only after ratification by members of the bargaining unit and the university’s Board of Governors. Meg... More

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Carleton University Introduces Kinàmàgawin Indigenous Reconciliation Strategy

Carleton University has released Kinàmàgawin, a revitalized long-term Indigenous strategy with 41 Calls to Action to make Carleton a more welcoming space for current and future Indigenous students and faculty members. Post-secondary institutions across Canada have committed to furthering reconciliation by renewing efforts to support Indigenous... More

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Introducing Kinàmàgawin, Carleton’s Indigenous Strategy

To All Members of the Carleton Community, We are honoured to present you with a copy of Kinàmàgawin, the final report published by the Carleton University Strategic Indigenous Initiatives Committee (CUSIIC). When CUSIIC was convened in October 2018, we were faced with a monumental and significant task: to revitalize Carleton’s Indigenous... More

Monday, May 11, 2020

Planning for Fall 2020

The report published by the Carleton University Scenario Planning (CUSP) Working Group outlines both guiding principles and recommendations that will help us move forward as the current public health crisis continues to... More

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