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February 28, 2017
McMaster president condones disruptive protest in an open letter to the McMaster community Academic Freedom and the Role of the Academy: An Open Letter to the McMaster Community: Patrick Deane – March 20, 2017 SAFS letter to President Deane: – March 21, 2017 Response to SAFS letter by President Deane: – March 27, 2017 Why […]
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January 16, 2017
University of Lethbridge complains to the Alberta Human Rights Commission about Lethbridge professor Anthony Hall’s blog and video comments SAFS letter to President Mahon: Alberta university lodges rights complaint over professor accused of sharing anti-Semitic views: Lauren Krugal – January 16, 2017
Read more October 20, 2016
Restrictions on peaceful demonstrations in the works at Wilfrid Laurier University Anti-abortion demonstration in the Quad: (The Cord (WLU campus paper)) – October 20, 2016 Laurier LifeLink’s Anti-Choice Display was Anti-Laurier, Here’s Why: – October 25, 2016 Comments from the President and CEO President Van Herzele: – November 11, 2016 A Letter From the President: […]
Read more October 05, 2016
University of Lethbridge professor Anthony Hall has been suspended without pay because of concerns that he might have contravened the hate-speech provisions of Section 3 of the Alberta Human Rights Act. Letter from SAFS to the University of Lethbridge: – October 6, 2016 Message from President Mike Mahon in response to commentary related to Dr. […]
Read more October 05, 2016
Freedom of expression and “Western Lives Matter” banner at Western University Letter from SAFS to Amit Chakma: – October 5, 2016 Response from Western University to SAFS: – October 7, 2017 Response from SAFS to Western University: – October 11, 2016 Western University: ‘Racist’ Western Lives Matter poster at homecoming being investigated: Dan Brown (London […]
Read more October 03, 2016
University of Toronto psychology professor Jordan Peterson has come under fire for expressing his views on sex and gender and for saying he won’t use non-standard pronouns. Some critics have asked that he be disciplined by the university or fired. Letter from SAFS to Professor Jordan Peterson: – October 16, 2016 Letter from Jordan Peterson […]
Read more January 07, 2016
Michael Persinger removed as professor of course at Laurentian University Letter from SAFS to Vice President Kerr, Laurentian University: – January 7, 2016 A Canadian Professor Is Sanctioned After Asking for Free Rein to Swear in Class: Tamara Khandaker (Vice) – January 5, 2016 Laurentian prof who made students sign crude language waiver removed: (Metro […]
Read more August 17, 2015
The University of British Columbia Faculty Association calls for the resignation of board chair John Montalbano Links to Jennifer Berdahl’s web posts: Letter to the membership from the University of British Columbia Faculty Association (UBCFA): – August 17, 2015 Media statement by board chair John Montalbano: – August 18, 2015 Letter from the UBCFA to […]
Read more July 21, 2015
St. Lawrence College: Academic Freedom with Regard to Extramural Speech and Professor Rick Coupland Ontario college no longer employs professor after investigating online homophonic comment: Diana Mehta (The Globe and Mail) – July 21, 2015 SAFS letter to St. Lawrence College President: – July 23, 2015 St. Lawrence College President’s response to SAFS: – July […]
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Statements of Academic Freedom at Canadian Universities Academic Freedom Clauses in the Collective Agreements of Canadian Universities: Robert G. Thomas – February 5, 2015
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