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November 20, 2018

SAFS commends UBC for restoring independence to Peter Wall Institute

SAFS commends UBC for restoring independence to Peter Wall Institute

• SAFS letter to UBC president Santa Ono: – November 26, 2018
• Philippe Tortell resignation letter: 20 November 2018:
• PWIAS Director Philippe Tortell announces his resignation and Statements from PWIAS Officers: – November 20, 2018
• Wall Institute director resigns in protest over ‘top-down’ research directive from UBC: Zak Vescera and Alex Nguyen (The Ubyssey) – November 21, 2018
• Academic independence of UBC research institute under threat, says director who resigned: Alex Migdal (CBC News) – November 22, 2018
• Head of UBC research institute resigns over academic freedom concern: Joe Friesen (Globe and Mail) – November 22, 2018
• After public backlash, Wall Scholars program to be left unchanged for next year: Zak Vescera (The Ubyssey) – November 23, 2018
• Changes to independent UBC research institute reversed after director resigns: Alex Migdal (CBC News) – November 25, 2018

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