Category: Main Postings

Introducing the WLUFA Climate Action Committee In the spring of 2020, a group of about a dozen WLUFA members put together a proposal for a new WLUFA Climate Action Committee. That Committee is now up and running. In this blog post we will introduce the Committee by discussing the rationale for its creation, its mandate, […]

Women’s Faculty Colleague Wind Down Hour Another semester has begun – at least in my case, with both a bang and a whimper.   As in previous terms, I will be holding a drop-in time for women across the university to drop in and chat.  If you want to catch up and talk about how you’re […]

Dear colleagues,  As you’re aware, Laurentian University is filing for court protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) due to financial challenges it is facing as a result of poorly considered and reckless administrative decisions and the erosion of public university funding.  Laurentian University is a public institution, not a private sector corporation.  The federal and […]

Memorandum 21:06 Date:  February 4, 2021 To:   Local, Provincial and Federated Associations From:  David Robinson, Executive Director Re:  Laurentian University Laurentian University received insolvency protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) on February 1. This is, as far as we are aware, the first time a public university has declared and been granted insolvency protection by the court. Quest […]

Dear colleagues, I am reaching out to you today about the news that Laurentian University has filed for court protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement due to financial challenges it is facing. Rest assured that we take the news that the government is taking an active role in university finances very seriously. OCUFA is working on an […]

Along with its coalition partners, the Canadian Association of University Teachers is launching Education for All, a campaign that calls for a more affordable, accessible, high-quality and publicly-funded post-secondary education system, today at 1 p.m. (EST). Join the conversation by registering below. Register here https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_j1UuhNALSEuA1BDUqjgINg

— Please circulate widely — The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA)—representing 17,000 university faculty and academic professionals in 30 faculty associations across Ontario—is excited to announce the third annual OCUFA Fellowship in Higher Education Journalism, valued at $10,000. The Fellowship is intended to help address the lack of informed investigative reporting on Canadian […]

** La version française suit ** Memorandum 21:03 Date: January 15, 2021 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers; Local, Provincial and Federated Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: Join the Education for All Campaign Launch – January 21, 2021 Please help spread the word about the upcoming launch of the Education for All campaign, taking place online on January 21, […]

** La  version  française suit ** Memorandum 21:02 Date: January 15, 2021 To: Presidents and Administrative Officers; Local, Federated and Provincial Associations From: David Robinson, Executive Director Re: New Work Permit Offered by Federal Government to Keep International Students in Canada Beginning January 27, 2021, and running until July 27, 2021, international students holding an expired or expiring post-graduation […]

Sent on behalf of the WLUFA Executive Committee: The results of the WLUFA survey that was conducted in the fall showed that you, our members, have been heavily impacted by COVID-19 and the shift to remote work. As a follow-up, we have arranged to have two of our Faculty of Social Work members customize a […]