The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) is pleased to announce the winners of its prestigious Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards. Since 1973, these awards have recognized the exceptional contributions made by professors and librarians to the quality of higher education in Ontario. “Professors and academic librarians are at the heart of our universities. […]
Posts from September 2015
TORONTO – Dr. Greg Evans of the University of Toronto has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Dr. Evans, who teaches in the Department of Chemical Engineering, will receive a 2014-2015 OCUFA Teaching Award at an October 24, 2015 ceremony in Toronto. “Dr. […]
TORONTO – The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) is pleased to announce the winners of its prestigious Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards. Since 1973, these awards have recognized the exceptional contributions made by professors and librarians to the quality of higher education in Ontario. “Professors and academic librarians are at the heart of […]
TORONTO – Dr. Timothy O’Connell of Brock University has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). O’Connell, who teaches in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, will receive a 2014-2015 OCUFA Teaching Award at an October 24, 2015 ceremony in Toronto. “Prof. O’Connell […]
TORONTO – Vincent Hui of Ryerson University has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Hui, who teaches in the Department of Architectural Science, will receive a 2014-2015 OCUFA Teaching Award at an October 24, 2015 ceremony in Toronto. “Prof. Hui is known for […]
TORONTO – Dr. Pippa Lock of McMaster University has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Lock, who teaches in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, will receive a 2014-2015 OCUFA Teaching Award at an October 24, 2015 ceremony in Toronto. “As one […]
TORONTO – Dr. Harriet Sonne de Torrens of the University of Toronto Mississauga has been awarded a 2014-15 Academic Librarianship Award by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) in recognition of her outstanding contributions to university education in Ontario. “Dr. Sonne de Torrens is a teacher, scholar, researcher, advocate, and mentor,” said Andrea […]
TORONTO – Dr. Trent Tucker of the University of Guelph has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Tucker, who teaches in the College of Business and Economics, will receive a 2014-2015 OCUFA Teaching Award at an October 24, 2015 ceremony in Toronto. “Prof. […]
Ontario’s professors and academic librarians are calling for a funding formula that builds on existing strengths, complemented by a new higher education data system for the province. The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) is also cautioning against adopting a performance funding regime that punishes students and makes continuous educational improvement impossible. The recommendations […]
Another summer has passed and faculty are settling back into campus life and gearing up for a busy year at Ontario universities. Many faculty associations hosted back-to-school or Labour Day events this month. Some of these events brought members together to discuss priorities for the year, while others encouraged faculty members to get out in […]
The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) has made a written submission to the provincial government’s Changing Workplaces Review . It calls for government leadership to address the rise of precarious work at Ontario’s universities. OCUFA estimates that the number of contract faculty has nearly doubled since 2000. “Faculty see how this shift toward insecure, low-paid jobs […]
Last week, Statistics Canada released its yearly report on university tuition fees in Canada . Yet again, Ontario has the highest tuition fees in the country. But the true scale of Ontario’s tuition fee increase over the past two decades was highlighted by a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) . Since 1993-94, tuition has more than tripled, rising 248 per cent. According to Statistics Canada, average undergraduate tuition fees […]
On Tuesday, August 25, 2015, Chair of the UBC Board of Governors voluntarily “stepped aside” while the university investigated claims that he had violated the academic freedom of a professor. It is alleged that Montalbano intimidated Prof. Jennifer Berdahl in a phone call, after Berdahl made critical comments about the sudden resignation of UBC President Arvind Gupta. As […]
The Nipissing University Faculty Association (NUFA) has filed for conciliation, as the association and the employer “are still miles apart on the issue of a financial settlement.” Faculty at Nipissing are among the lowest paid in Ontario, and are seeking a fair and reasonable wage agreement. The employer has argued that there is a financial […]