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February 22, 2022
SAFS commends Langara College for protecting the mention of words SAFS letter to Langara College president Yusuf Varachia: – February 22, 2022 Langara College Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression: – June 1, 2021
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February 08, 2022
Wilfrid Laurier University restricts twelve faculty positions to scholars who meet non-academic criteria SAFS letter to Wilfrid Laurier University president Deborah MacLatchy: – February 8, 2022 Advertisement for Laurier’s Inclusive Excellence Hiring Initiative: – September 29, 2021
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University of Toronto restricts postdoctoral fellowships to scholars who meet non-academic criteria SAFS letter to University of Toronto vice-president and provost Cheryl Regehr: – February 7, 2022 Advertisement for Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: – January 1, 2022
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Western University rejects calls to sanction professor for his COVID-19 views SAFS letter to President Shepard commending Western: – February 4, 2022 Western University prof says colleague spreading vaccine misinformation is hiding behind academic freedom: Andrew Lupton (CBC News) – January 31, 2022
Read more January 27, 2022
The University of British Columbia investigates professor for encouraging students to think about the word “racism” SAFS letter to UBC regarding the academic freedom of chemistry professor John Sherman: – January 27, 2022 Prof under investigation after making comments about race and IQ in class: Nathan Bawaan (The Ubyssey) – January 24, 2022
Read more January 17, 2022
Preferential hiring in computer science at the University of Victoria SAFS letter re preferential hiring computer U Victoria: – January 17, 2022 Computer Science job ad University of Victoria: – December 10, 2021 Response to SAFS from the University of Victoria: Susan Lewis, Acting Vice President Academic and Provost – February 4, 2022
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Mount Royal University fires tenured professor Frances Widdowson Letter from SAFS to President Rahilly of Mount Royal University: – January 7, 2022 Disrobing the Aboriginal Stalinists on a Canadian Campus: Bruce Gilley (Minding the Campus) – December 29, 2021 Professor who criticized indigenization agenda fired by university: Lindsay Shepherd (True North) – January 3, 2022 […]
Read more December 07, 2021
Lecturer at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi suspended because of his teaching style SAFS letter re discipline of Michal Pawica at UQAC: – December 7, 2021 Émoi pour un prof déguisé en Autochtone: Marco Fortier (Le Devoir) – December 4, 2021 Chargé de cours suspendu à l’UQAC : «Un geste maladroit»: Isabelle Tremblay (Le Quotidien) […]
Read more December 06, 2021
Posters ordered down by Memorial University of Newfoundland president SAFS letter to MUN president Vianne Timmons: – December 6, 2021 Response to SAFS letter : President Timmons – December 6, 2021 MUN student questions freedom of speech on campus after staff remove tuition protest posters: (CBC News) – September 22, 2021 Exchange of memos between […]
Read more December 04, 2021
University of Regina Computer Science lecturer receives “Letter of Expectation” for criticizing his university SAFS letter re Letter of Expectation to Daniel Page: – December 3, 2021 Letter of Expectation: Douglas Farenick, Dean of Science – October 28, 2021 U of R unveils Progress Pride Flag and two new scholarships: University Advancement and Communications – […]
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