Archives 2022-2023

McGill University to engage in preferential hiring for a lecturer position and requires applicants to show commitment to EDI SAFS letter to Mathieu Blanchette, Director,

The University of Saskatchewan is to engage in preferential hiring and to have applicants swear fealty to EDI SAFS letter to Computer Science head Kevin

The University of British Columbia Okanagan restricts a Canada Research Chair on non-academic grounds SAFS letter to the dean of the Irving K. Barber Faculty

The Department of Gender & Women’s Studies at Lakehead University engages in preferential hiring and seeks scholars who will promote specific conclusions SAFS letter to

Wilfrid Laurier University requires new professors to take an anti-racism course as part of “on-boarding training” SAFS letter to Wilfrid Laurier University president Deborah MacLatchy

The University of Saskatchewan is to engage in preferential hiring and to have applicants swear fealty to EDI SAFS letter to Computer Science head Kevin

The Faculty of Science at the University of Calgary intends to hire by both race and EDI commitment SAFS letter to U Calgary dean of

Acadian University restricts six professorships on non-academic grounds SAFS letter to Acadia provost Dale Keefe – 3 April 2023 Acadia advertisement for three African Nova

George Brown College to sign the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education: Principles, Actions, and Accountabilities SAFS letter to

George Brown College has a conniption when a guest speaker mentions the word “nigger” SAFS letter to George Brown College president Gervan Fearon – 20

The University of New Brunswick Saint John intends to hire on grounds of race SAFS letter to UNB Saint John re restricted hiring in ecology

Political Studies at the University of Ottawa will hire by race or ethnicity SAFS letter to Frédéric Vairel at the University of Ottawa re restricted

The University of Winnipeg signs the anti-academic Scarborough Charter SAFS letter to University of Winnipeg president Todd Mondor criticizing the Scarborough Charter – 9 March

Carleton University to engage in preferential hiring and requires EDI statement for Instructor position in Computer Science SAFS letter to Michel Barbeau, Director and &

Memorial University of Newfoundland to engage in preferential hiring and to require commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion SAFS letter to Adrian Fiech, Head of

The University of Manitoba is to engage in preferential hiring and to require commitment to EDI SAFS letter Community Health Sciences U Manitoba preferential hiring

SAFS commends the University of Winnipeg for not folding under pressure to cancel an academic talk SAFS letter commending U Winnipeg supporting academic freedom –

Dalhousie University to engage in preferential hiring for its president, who must be committed to EDI SAFS letter Dalhousie’s search for a president – 6

EDI commitment statement for counselling psychology appointment at Yorkville University SAFS letter to Sarah Stewart-Spencer, Dean, Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, Yorkville University – 20 February

The University of Lethbridge Faculty Association issues an anti-academic statement re Frances Widdowson’s visit to campus SAFS letter to the president of the University of

The Department of History at Simon Fraser University intends to use non-academic criteria in hiring Letter from SAFS to history department chair Jeremy Brown –

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design intends to hire by race and to have the new professors serve political rather than academic or artistic

The University of Lethbridge reverses itself and cancels a scheduled talk SAFS letter to Michael J. Mahon, President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Lethbridge –

Restricting postdoctoral fellowships to people of a certain race is both disdainful of the academic mission and serves no one’s interests well Letter from SAFS

The Faculty of Computer Science at the University of New Brunswick intends to use an academic position to promote ideological goals Letter from SAFS to

Dalhousie University restricts tenure-stream appointment in science on non-academic grounds SAFS letter to Associate Dean Hewitt – 9 January 2023 Dalhousie job ad for racially

University of Windsor to engage in restricted hiring SAFS letter to University of Windsor president Robert Gordon – 9 January 2023 University of Windsor advertisement

Wilfrid Laurier University to employ non-academic criteria in appointing a scholar to a Canada Research Chair SAFS letter to Roger Buehler, Chair, Department of Psychology

Preferential hiring and EDI commitment for Director, School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University SAFS letter to Simon Fraser University president Joy Johnson – 27

The Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary to engage in restricted hiring and to require EDI statements SAFS letter to Dean Dewald

Toronto Metropolitan University’s Department of Computer Science to engage in preferential hiring and to require fealty to EDI SAFS letter to Dave Mason, Chair, Department

McGill University requires applicants for a lecturer position to show commitment to EDI SAFS letter to Mathieu Blanchette, Director, School of Computer Science – 27

Dalhousie University restricts tenure-stream appointment to black scholars SAFS letter to Dean Andrews – 27 December 2022 Dalhousie job ad for racially restricted tenure-stream appointment

Physics at the University of Toronto requires applicants for a tenure-stream appointment to swear fealty to equity, diversity and inclusion SAFS letter to Kimberly Strong,

Criminology at Simon Fraser University, in a confusing job ad, seems to want to have both fairness and EDI SAFS letter to Eric Beauregard, Associate

University of Calgary requires EDI statement for Tier II Canada Research Chair Position in the Department of Psychology SAFS letter to Keith Yeates, Department Head,

Carleton University requires EDI statement for Instructor position in Information Technology SAFS letter to Robert Teather, Director, School of Information, Carleton University – 28 November

Memorial University of Newfoundland to engage in preferential hiring and to require commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion SAFS letter to Adrian Fiech, Head of

Toronto Metropolitan University to engage in preferential hiring and to require that applicants be committed to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion SAFS letter to Martin Antony,

Humber College to engage in restricted hiring SAFS letter to John Stilla, Senior Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humber College – 21 November

Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto requires job applicants to state a commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion SAFS letter to Marsha Chechik,

Computing Science at the University of Alberta require job applicants to support Equity, Diversity and Inclusion SAFS letter to Joerg Sander, Computing Science at the

Acadia University in partnership with the Nova Scotia provincial government intends to engage in restricted hiring SAFS letter to Darcy Benoit, Jodrey School of Computer

McGill University to engage in preferential hiring in computer science SAFS letter to Mathieu Blanchette, Director, School of Computer Science – 10 November 2022 Job

Preferential hiring and EDI commitment in Computer Science at Simon Fraser University SAFS letter to SFU president Joy Johnson – 9 November 2022 Job ad

Restricted hiring in engineering at the University of Ottawa SAFS letter to Sylvain Charbonneau, Vice-President, Research and Innovation – 7 November 2022 Advertisement for Tier

Restricted hiring and commitment to EDI at UBC Okanagan SAFS letter to Silvia Tomášková, Dean, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences –

Restricted hiring at Ivey School of Business, Western University SAFS letter to Sharon Hodgson, Dean, Ivey School of Business – 31 October 2022 Ivey Business

Restricted hiring and EDI commitment at Carleton University SAFS letter to Benoit-Antoine Bacon, President and Vice-Chancellor, Carleton University – 31 October 2022 Advertisement for a

EDID pledges, preferential hiring and restricted hiring at the University of Windsor SAFS letter to University of Windsor president Robert Gordon – 11 October 2022

Computer Science position at the University of Waterloo requires commitment to DEI SAFS letter to Raouf Boutaba, Director, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

The University of Toronto requires commitment to EDI for a three-year position SAFS letter to University of Toronto president Meric Gertler – 11 October 2022

Capilano University restricts an instructor position to scholars of a certain race or ethnicity SAFS letter to Capilano University president Paul Dangerfield – 11 October

Restricted and preferential hiring in law at the University of Saskatchewan SAFS letter to University of Saskatchewan president Peter Stoicheff – 11 October 2022 Job

Preferential hiring and EDI statements at McGill University SAFS letter to McGill principal Christopher Manfredi – 11 October 2022 Ad for a tenure-track position in

Preferential hiring at the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Healthcare Innovation Letter from SAFS to University of Manitoba president Michael Benarroch – 3 October 2022

The University of Windsor intends to engage in preferential hiring and asks job applicants to affirm support for EDI Letter from SAFS to U of

The Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba intends to employ non-academic criteria in hiring SAFS letter to President Benarroch at the University of

Athabasca University intends to employ non-academic criteria in a hiring decision SAFS letter to President Scott of Athabasca University – 20 September 2022 Job advertisement,

Saint Mary’s University requires job applicants to demonstrate commitment to EDI SAFS Letter to President Summerby-Murray criticizing EDI requirement – 6 September 2022 Advertisement for