Archives 2021-2022

Preferential hiring at the University of Victoria SAFS letter to University of Victoria president Kevin Hall re preferential hiring and requiring applicants to accept equity,

University of Manitoba faculty of kinesiology restricts position on non-academic grounds and requires candidates to hold certain views SAFS letter to University of Manitoba president

University of Manitoba business school restricts two positions on non-academic grounds SAFS letter to University of Manitoba president Michael Benarroch – 29 August 2022 Job

Dalhousie University requires job applicants to include an EDI statement Letter from SAFS to Dalhousie University president Deep Saini – 26 August 2022 Advertisement for

Four universities advertise for an academically questionable chairship Letter from SAFS to Acadia University re Jarislowsky Chair – 29 July 2022 Advertisement for Jarislowsky Chair

EDI statements and preferential hiring at McGill University SAFS letter to McGill re Faculty Lecturer in the School of Computer Science – 22 July 2022

Queen’s University restricts an academic position to people of a specific sex or gender Letter from SAFS re restricted search Electrical and Computer Engineering Queen’s

Brandon University restricts librarianship on non-academic grounds SAFS letter re restricted hiring Brandon University – 13 July 2022 Job Ad for Indigenous Services Librarian: Brandon

Ontario High-School Teacher Disciplined for Questioning Teaching Methods Are High Schools in Ontario Suppressing Constructive Criticism? A Statement of Concern from the Society for Academic

Memorial University of Newfoundland intends to consider non-academic characteristics of applicants for two positions in psychology SAFS letter to Christina Thorpe, Head, Department of Psychology

Law professor at Ottawa U in trouble for high academic standards SAFS letter to U of O law dean Kristen Boon – 18 April 2022

Sheridan College reserves faculty positions on basis of race or ethnicity SAFS letter to Sheridan College president Janet Morrison – 11 April 2022 Sheridan College

McMaster University to use race or ethnicity as a criterion in a tenure-track search in Health Sciences SAFS letter to McMaster president Dr Farrar –

The University of Waterloo restricts a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair, Faculty of Environment, on non-academic grounds SAFS letter to University of Waterloo president Vivek

SAFS commends Langara College for protecting the mention of words SAFS letter to Langara College president Yusuf Varachia – 22 February 2022 Langara College Statement

Wilfrid Laurier University restricts twelve faculty positions to scholars who meet non-academic criteria SAFS letter to Wilfrid Laurier University president Deborah MacLatchy – 8 February

University of Toronto restricts postdoctoral fellowships to scholars who meet non-academic criteria SAFS letter to University of Toronto vice-president and provost Cheryl Regehr – 7

Western University rejects calls to sanction professor for his COVID-19 views SAFS letter to President Shepard commending Western – 4 February 2022 Western University prof

The University of British Columbia investigates professor for encouraging students to think about the word “racism” SAFS letter to UBC regarding the academic freedom of

Preferential hiring in computer science at the University of Victoria SAFS letter re preferential hiring computer U Victoria – 17 January 2022 Computer Science job

Mount Royal University fires tenured professor Frances Widdowson Letter from SAFS to President Rahilly of Mount Royal University – 7 January 2022 Disrobing the Aboriginal

Lecturer at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi suspended because of his teaching style SAFS letter re discipline of Michal Pawica at UQAC – 7 December

Posters ordered down by Memorial University of Newfoundland president SAFS letter to MUN president Vianne Timmons – 6 December 2021 Response to SAFS letter: President

University of Regina Computer Science lecturer receives “Letter of Expectation” for criticizing his university SAFS letter re Letter of Expectation to Daniel Page – 3

McGill Chemistry professor denied research funding because he intends to hire by merit only SAFS letter commending Dr Patanjali Kambhampati for rejecting non-academic criteria –

Restricted hiring in psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University SAFS letter to Roger Buehler, Chair, Psychology, WLU – 29 November 2021 Advertisement for tenure track position

University of Waterloo restricts Canada Research Chair computer science search on non-academic grounds SAFS letter to Raouf Boutaba, Director, David R. Cheriton School of Computer

University of British Columbia cancels an event sponsored by the Students for Freedom of Expression SAFS letter to Peter Smailes, Vice-President, Finance & Operations –

Restricted hiring in Physical Geography at York University SAFS letter to Alice Hovorka, Dean, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change – 23 November 2021 Advertisement

Targeted hiring in philosophy at McMaster University SAFS letter re targeted hiring in philosophy at McMaster – 1 November 2021 Advertisement for targeted hiring in

Lethbridge U Philosophy professor Paul Viminitz summoned to disciplinary meeting SAFS letter re summoning Paul Viminitz to a meeting – 26 October 2021 Meeting Request

Preferential hiring in the Department of Creative Studies at UBC Okanagan SAFS letter re preferential hiring Creative Studies at UBC Okanagan – 25 October 2021

Preferential hiring in the Department of English and Cultural Studies at UBC Okanagan SAFS letter re prefential hiring Cultural Studies at UBC Okanagan – 25

U of T med school administrators seek to stifle criticism of gender preferences in institutions of urology SAFS letter re statement by Drs Safieddine, Snell,

A Disturbing Trend in Canadian High Schools A Statement of Concern re Canadian High Schools: Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship – 27 September 2021