***REMINDER*** From: David C. Johnson, President, Harry Crowe Foundation Re: Academic Freedom in the Managed University: Conflict, Controversy, and Control Academic freedom has always faced threats from powerful interests outside the university. Today, developments within our campuses are increasingly limiting the ability of academic staff to exercise their right to speak, teach, and […]
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Women’s Faculty Colleague – Brantford
Hello Colleagues, Following on the heels of last year’s successful end of term venting/strategizing/solidarity session, I invite you to attend this year’s teaching-related session entitled: “Experiments in Teaching While Feminist.” This session will provide an opportunity to talk about the challenges of teaching as a feminist, teaching feminist content, or even identifying as a woman who teaches. I’m hoping we can populate of list of tactics that each of us uses to […]
CAUT Newswire: Show of support for striking Nipissing U profs
http://www.caut.ca/newswire?utm_source=CAUT+NewsWire+EN&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=November+2015
If you’ve got a little time for Nipissing Brantford Thursday…
Sent on behalf of Michele Kramer, WLUFA President Dear Colleagues, As you may or may not know, the Nipissing University Faculty Association is currently on strike. As is generally the case in recent faculty negotiations, money is the least of their worries. They face an administration that is bent on shaving away the regular faculty […]
CAS Bargaining Unit Meetings Re: Teaching Evaulations
Sent on behalf of Michele Kramer, WLUFA President According to the CAS Collective Agreement, Article 19.2.4: “The Parties agree that courses taught by Members and by full-time faculty shall be evaluated by the same teaching evaluation form(s). Should the Parties agree to modifications in the teaching evaluation forms under Article 31 of the full-time collective […]
Women’s Faculty Colleague (Waterloo campus) event
Hi everyone, I am writing as Women’s Faculty Colleague (Waterloo campus) to invite you to a lunch: When? Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 11:30am-1:30pm Where? Hawk’s Nest (top floor next to Turret in Fred Nicols Campus Centre) It will be buffet-style and feel free to drop in at any point. Some food has been ordered […]
Science and Democracy under Threat: What can you do about it?
Our democracy is based on our leaders proving what they say with evidence, which is why the government employs scientists. The current federal government has muzzled scientists, ended the long form census, and, as a result, changed how you understand Canada. Now, our democracy is under threat and our panel of activists and experts discuss […]
TODAY – WLUFA President’s “OPEN DOOR”
Brantford Members: Ideas? Issues? Questions? Complaints? Compliments? Bring them to the WLUFA President’s “OPEN DOOR” Drop in and chat with WLUFA President Michele Kramer Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Brantford SCJ 210 9:30 to 12:30/2:30 to 4:00
Women’s Faculty Colleague Event – Brantford
Hi All, Just a reminder of tomorrow’s Women’s Faculty Colleague event. I’ve organized an informal event (snacks and drinks!) at the Piston Broke to give us an opportunity to chat, catch up, and talk about ongoing feminist initiatives on campus. If you have kids, please feel free to bring them! What? Meet, Eat & Talk: Women Faculty Members’ […]
