The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) is a national, non-partisan, independent coalition of Canadian organizations (NGOs, unions, professional associations, faith groups, environmental organizations, human rights and civil liberties advocates), including the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) (https://bulletin-archives.caut.ca/bulletin/articles/2003/03/caut-joins-international-civil-liberties-monitoring-group). The ICLMG (http://www.iclmg.ca) fights to defend the civil liberties and human rights laid out in the […]
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Congratulations to Judy Bates, winner of the 2018 OCUFA Service Award!
For more information please see the link below. Professors from Wilfrid Laurier and Laurentian honoured with OCUFA Service Awards
WLUFA re-emphasizes support for Indigenous peoples
The following message was sent on behalf of the WLUFA Executive Committee. “As many of you know, and as recently reported in the media, our campus is once again embroiled in controversy over the speaker that has been invited to the University by the group known as the Laurier Society for Open Inquiry (LSOI). The LSOI […]
HAWKstarter campaign for the Indigenous Knowledge Fund
The following message was sent to Members on behalf of the WLUFA Diversity and Equity Committee to inform our members of a potential opportunity to assist with ongoing Indigenization efforts at Laurier by considering a contribution to the Indigenous Knowledge Fund (IKF). “As part of Laurier’s Indigenization efforts, the IKF was created to support students learning directly […]
Join us on social media, March 3 – Fairness for contract faculty
Sent on behalf of Mark Rosenfeld Dear colleagues, On March 3, faculty, students, staff, and supporters across Ontario will engage in a day of action on social media to raise awareness about the need for fairness for contract faculty. This initiative is a project of OCUFA’s Contract Faculty and Faculty Complement Committee, and […]
Considerations for teaching online courses: A resource for faculty associations
Sent on behalf of Mark Rosenfeld Dear colleagues, OCUFA’s Online Education Ad Hoc Committee has developed a new resource document for faculty associations on considerations for teaching online courses. Please find a copy attached and in the members area of the OCUFA website here. The document is designed to help faculty associations […]
Call for nominations of the annual OCUFA Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 44th ANNUAL OCUFA TEACHING AWARDS OCUFA ACADEMIC LIBRARIANSHIP AWARD FOR 2016-2017 Deadline for receipt of nominations: May 26, 2017 PROGRAM Each year OCUFA recognizes outstanding teachers and academic librarians in Ontario universities through its Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards. Since 1973 OCUFA has presented 426 awards. The recipients are selected […]
WLUFA Advocate Supplement February 2017
WLUFA Advocate Supplement February 2017
Let’s talk about WLUFA’s letter denouncing Trump and supporting the Muslim Community
Dear Members, WLUFA has received a number of passionate and eloquent responses (positive and negative) to the statement that we posted yesterday that expressed solidarity with the Muslim community and denounced Trump’s Executive Order. As one faculty member noted in an email, “The Academy, first and foremost, is a place to have invigorated, passionate, and […]
Nominations for the 2015-16 OCUFA Service Award – due April 3, 2017 –First Notice
Dear Colleagues: The OCUFA Service Award was established six years ago to honour individuals who have done, or continue to do, exceptional work on behalf of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations and its Members. Up to six awards may be given each year and are presented during OCUFA’s Annual General Meeting, which will be […]