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April 16, 2021

Preferential hiring in epidemiology at McGill

Preferential hiring in epidemiology at McGill Letter from SAFS to Robert Platt, Interim Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University: – April 16, 2021 EBOH posting for a tenure-track position in systemic racism and health: McGill University – April 1, 2021 Response from Associate Provost, McGill University: – April 21, 2021

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April 05, 2021

A University of Ottawa dean accepts a complaint about a student’s satirical Facebook posting

A University of Ottawa dean accepts a complaint about a student’s satirical Facebook posting SAFS letter to Dean Dodek on freedom of expression for students: – April 5, 2021 Weaponizing Social Justice to Protect School Administrators and Discredit Whistle-blowers: A Canadian Case Study: Jonathan Kay (Quillette) – April 1, 2021 Response from Communications Manager, University […]

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April 02, 2021

University of Calgary Postdoctoral Awards restricted on non-academic grounds

University of Calgary Postdoctoral Awards restricted on non-academic grounds SAFS letter re restricted postdoctoral awards at the University of Calgary: – April 2, 2021 Provost’s Postdoctoral Awards for Indigenous and Black Scholars: University of Calgary – March 29, 2021

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March 24, 2021

The Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship commends the University of Ottawa for rejecting calls to sanction a professor

The Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship commends the University of Ottawa for rejecting calls to sanction a professor SAFS letter to University of Ottawa president Jacques Frémont: – March 24, 2021 Trudeau calls for end to ‘Quebec bashing’ after Ottawa professor says province run by ‘white supremacist government’: Christopher Reynolds (The Canadian Press) – […]

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March 15, 2021

Restricted hiring at Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Restricted hiring at Emily Carr University of Art + Design SAFS letter re restricted hiring at Emily Carr: – March 15, 2021 Emily Carr University of Art + Design job advertisement: – March 4, 2021

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March 08, 2021

Brock University and the BU Faculty Association agree to scheme of targeted hirings

Brock University and the BU Faculty Association agree to scheme of targeted hirings SAFS letter re Brock’s proposal to target appointments by ethnicity: – March 8, 2021 Memorandum of Agreement Re Indigenous Faculty Appointments: Brock University and the Brock University Faculty Association – February 10, 2021 How a Single Anonymous Twitter Account Caused an ‘Indigenized’ […]

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February 24, 2021

Mount Allison to investigate professor for posting her opinions on her blog

Mount Allison to investigate professor for posting her opinions on her blog SAFS letter to Mount Allison University: – February 24, 2021 Email from Mount Allison regarding complaints: Anne Comfort, Vice-president, international & student affairs (acting) – February 22, 2021 Professor’s blog posts spark backlash, prompt internal review at Mount Allison University: Marie Sutherland (CBC […]

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February 23, 2021

The Canada Research Chairs Program and the anti-academic implications of its commitment to DIE

The Canada Research Chairs Program and the anti-academic implications of its commitment to DIE SAFS letter to Ted Hewitt, President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council: – February 23, 2021 Links to documents of the Canada Research Chairs Program: – February 23, 2021

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February 17, 2021

Preferential hiring in computer science at the University of Victoria

Preferential hiring in computer science at the University of Victoria SAFS letter U Vic preferential hiring computer teaching: – February 17, 2021 University of Victoria, Department of Computer Science – Preferential Hire: – February 1, 2021

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February 15, 2021

Directed postdoctoral fellowships at York University

Directed postdoctoral fellowships at York University SAFS letter re directed fellowships York University: – February 15, 2021 Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships for Black & Indigenous Scholars at York University: – February 1, 2021 Response to the letter from SAFS: Lisa Philipps, Provost & Vice-President Academic, York University – April 14, 2021

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