March 2, 2001

5 Unions Urge Caution on Universitas 21's Venture With Thomson

By GEOFFREY MASLEN

Five faculty unions from around the world have called on a global network of universities, Universitas 21, to hold off establishing an online project with Thomson Learning until all academic and employment issues have been resolved.

The president of the American Association of University Professors, Jane Buck, and the heads of unions in Australia, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand raised their concerns in a letter to the Universitas 21 chairman, Alan Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert, who is vice

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