Archives 2016-2017
2016-2017

Discriminatory hiring in psychology at the University of Victoria
Discriminatory hiring in psychology at the University of Victoria Letter from SAFS to Frederick Grouzet – 29 August 2017 Assistant Professor in Social Psychology Job Advertisement

Essex County College suspends a communications adjunct allegedly for comments about race on Fox News
Essex County College suspends a communications adjunct allegedly for comments about race on Fox News SAFS letter to President Anthony Munroe – 21 June 2017 Suspended

The federal granting councils that award the prestigious Canada Research Chairs say universities must offer up more diverse candidates for the honour or they will lose their funds
The federal granting councils that award the prestigious Canada Research Chairs say universities must offer up more diverse candidates for the honour or they will

McGill states that the views expressed by one of its professors are not its own
McGill states that the views expressed by one of its professors are not its own How a snowstorm exposed Quebec’s real problem: social malaise: Andrew

McMaster president condones disruptive protest in an open letter to the McMaster community
McMaster president condones disruptive protest in an open letter to the McMaster community Academic Freedom and the Role of the Academy: An Open Letter to

University of Lethbridge complains to the Alberta Human Rights Commission about Lethbridge professor Anthony Hall’s blog and video comments
University of Lethbridge complains to the Alberta Human Rights Commission about Lethbridge professor Anthony Hall’s blog and video comments SAFS letter to President Mahon Alberta

Restrictions on peaceful demonstrations in the works at Wilfrid Laurier University
Restrictions on peaceful demonstrations in the works at Wilfrid Laurier University Anti-abortion demonstration in the Quad: The Cord (WLU campus paper) – 20 October 2016 Laurier LifeLink’s

University of Lethbridge professor Anthony Hall has been suspended without pay because of concerns that he might have contravened the hate-speech provisions of Section 3 of the Alberta Human Rights Act.
University of Lethbridge professor Anthony Hall has been suspended without pay because of concerns that he might have contravened the hate-speech provisions of Section 3 of

Freedom of expression and “Western Lives Matter” banner at Western University
Freedom of expression and “Western Lives Matter” banner at Western University Letter from SAFS to Amit Chakma – 5 October 2016 Response from Western University to

University of Toronto psychology professor Jordan Peterson has come under fire for expressing his views on sex and gender and for saying he won’t use non-standard pronouns. Some critics have asked that he be disciplined by the university or fired.
University of Toronto psychology professor Jordan Peterson has come under fire for expressing his views on sex and gender and for saying he won’t use