Showing 10 of 254 Cases
March 02, 2018
Professor at Acadia University under investigation for commentary on social media SAFS letter to Heather Hemming re Rick Mehta: – March 2, 2018 Response from Heather Hemming to SAFS letter re Rick Mehta: – March 2, 2018 Acadia professor defends Beyak’s residential school remarks: Andrea Gunn – January 9, 2018 Outspoken professor stokes free-speech debate […]
Read more
February 18, 2018
Professor at Cégep du Vieux Montréal suspended for extra-mural expression Letter from SAFS to Mylène Boisclair: – February 18, 2018 Translation of the letter to French: Montreal CEGEP professor claims he was suspended for admitting ‘disgust’ of homosexuality: (CBC News) – February 5, 2018 Investigation into CEGEP professor who made homophobic remarks extended: (CBC News) […]
Read more February 14, 2018
Dalhousie University reserves vice-provost position for “racially visible” or indigenous candidate Letter from SAFS to Carolyn Watters: – February 15, 2018 Dal restricts search for new VP to ‘racially visible,’ Indigenous candidates: Brett Bundale – February 14, 2018 White and black(ish) people need not apply: Mark Bonokoski – February 14, 2018 Dalhousie University should just […]
Read more December 18, 2017
Wilfrid Laurier president’s statement re Lindsay Shepherd case President’s statement re: independent fact-finder report: Deborah MacLatchy – December 18, 2017 SAFS letter re President MacLatchy’s statement: – December 20, 2017 Wilfrid Laurier admits it mishandled Lindsay Shepherd academic freedom case: Rebecca Joseph – December 18, 2017 Wilfrid Laurier University completely exonerates TA Lindsay Shepherd: Simona […]
Read more November 13, 2017
Teaching assistant at Wilfrid Laurier chastised for creating unsafe space SAFS letter to Nathan Rambukkana, Communication Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University: – November 30, -0001 Thought police strike again as Wilfrid Laurier grad student is chastised for showing Jordan Peterson video: Christie Blatchford – November 10, 2017 What’s so scary about free speech on campus?: Margaret […]
Read more October 23, 2017
Dalhousie investigates student for intemperate Facebook posting SAFS letter Dr Florizone re Dalhousie’s code of conduct: – November 30, -0001 Dalhousie student faces disciplinary action for ‘targeting white people’ in Facebook post: Simona Chiose – October 19, 2017 Dalhousie student faces disciplinary action over Canada 150 post: Emma Davie – October 20, 2017 Dalhousie defends […]
Read more August 29, 2017
Discriminatory hiring in psychology at the University of Victoria Letter from SAFS to Frederick Grouzet: – August 29, 2017 Assistant Professor in Social Psychology Job Advertisement: – November 30, -0001 Response to SAFS from the University of Victoria: – September 12, 2017
Read more June 21, 2017
Essex County College suspends a communications adjunct allegedly for comments about race on Fox News. SAFS letter to President Anthony Munroe: – June 21, 2017 Suspended for Standing Up to Fox News?: Colleen Flaherty – June 21, 2017 College defends firing professor after Fox News appearance: Jessica Mazzola – June 24, 2017
Read more May 04, 2017
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. Ottawa to universities: Improve diversity or lose research chair funds: Chris Hannay – May 4, 2017 SAFS letter to Ted Hewitt: – May 8, 2017 Response from […]
Read more March 20, 2017
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 Potter McGill University’s tweet: SAFS Letter to Principal Fortier: Response to SAFS from McGill Principal Fortier: The chilling effect of a McGill University tweet on its scholars: Emmett Macfarlane Message […]
Read more Help us maintain freedom in teaching, research and scholarship by joining SAFS or making a donation.
