Past Conferences

​COCAL XIV (2022) - Mexico

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COCAL XIII (2018) - San Jose
Empowering Precarious Academic Workers: Solutions Through Organizing 

• Conference Program

COCAL XII (2016) - Edmonton
Empowering Precarious Academic Workers in Perilous Times

• Conference Program

COCAL XI (2014) - New York City
Shaping an Equitable & Democratic Future For Higher Education— The Way Forward

• Conference Program​
• Biographies of Session Moderators
• List of Facilitators

Reports & Notes from the Conference

• Report on COCAL XI by Linda Chan
• Notes from Interest Group Discussions
• Notes from Student Interest Group Discussion
• ​​Summary: National Agendas/Democracy Index

COCAL X (2012) - Mexico City​

• Conference Program

Reports & Notes from the Conference

• Conference Overview
• Report on COCAL X by Deborah Dahl Shanks

Why Go To COCAL?

COCAL IX (2010) - Quebec City
Shaping an Equitable & Democratic Future for Higher Education: The Way Forward 

• Conference Program​
• Resolutions passed at the IX Conference

Presentations & Addresses to the Conference

• Frank Brooks: The Struggle for Unemployment Benefits in Illinois
• Don Eron and Suzanne Hudson: Reflections on the Colorado Instructor Tenure Project
• Karen Hawley: Unionization: Progress and Prospects
• Leslie Jermyn: Access to Research
• Francis Lagacé: Minorité, précarité : cocktail empoisonné propositions pour l’élaboration d’un éventuel antidote dans le contexte québécois 
• ​Diane Menna: Campaign of Outrage!
• Marc Ouellette: Just a Dream, Just a Dream - Tenure Track Access for Contract Academics
• David Rives: Adjunct Faculty and Quality of Education

​An Assessment of the State of the Profession (2008-2010)

• Cindy Oliver, President, CUPE

The Current Situation in North America and the Future of Post-secondary Education

• Karen Hawley, National Representative, NUPGE

La situation actuelle en Amérique et l’avenir de l’enseignement supérieur: Privatisation rampante et gouvernance universitaire

• Puma Freytag, président, SCCCUL, Université Laval

Une solidarité à développer sur tous les plans

• Jean Trudelle, President, FNEEQ-CSN

COCAL VIII (2008) - San Diego
COCAL VII (2006) - Vancouver 
COCAL VI (2004) - Chicago
​COCAL V (2002) - Montreal

• Conference Program

COCAL IV (2001) - San Jose
COCAL III (1999) - Boston
2nd National Conference (1998) - New York
​1st National Conference (1996) - Washington, D.C.