There is more to Academic Matters than just the print issue. New articles are being added to the Academic Matters website every week. Here are some recent articles you might find interesting: What is fair dealing in copyright? Here’s why it matters when moving classes online due to coronavirus By Samuel E. Trosow, Western University and Lisa Macklem, Western University “As a new spring semester begins in Canada, all-online teaching continues. In […]
TORONTO – The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) is pleased to announce that this year’s recipient of the Henry Mandelbaum Fellowship at the PhD level of study is Prerna Subramanian from Queen’s University. “The Mandelbaum Fellowship recognizes graduate students who combine exceptional scholarship with deep engagement in their communities,” said Susan Wurtele, Vice-President […]
TORONTO – The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) is pleased to announce that this year’s recipient of the Henry Mandelbaum Fellowship for the Masters level of study is Fitsum Areguy from the University of Guelph. “The Mandelbaum Fellowship recognizes graduate students who combine exceptional scholarship with deep engagement in their communities,” said Susan […]
The Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers, along with researchers and trade unions including the Canadian Association of University Teachers, has developed a pan-Canadian survey on COVID-19 workplace experiences. It is important that the views of university faculty and other academic staff are reflected in this survey. The data collected will be used to develop […]
A reminder that the nomination deadline for the OCUFA Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards is June 26th. The annual awards recognize those individuals whose pedagogical leadership and support have made a positive and enduring difference to their students and colleagues. Anyone within the university community can nominate a faculty member or academic librarian for an award, so long as the nominee […]
Chloë Ellingson is a documentary photographer based in Toronto. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Globe and Mail and The Walrus, and has been supported by the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, and The Magenta Foundation. Simon Lewsen is a Toronto-based feature writer. He has contributed to The Walrus, […]
OCUFA is concerned about the erosion of democratic, transparent, and accountable collegial governance practices at Ontario’s universities as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. With it becoming abundantly clear that universities will not be able to return to their usual operations in the foreseeable future, some administrations are foregoing their responsibility to respect the shared […]
Now is not the time for the Ontario government to move forward with its reckless plans for destabilizing performance-based funding, especially given the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing uncertainty facing Ontario’s postsecondary institutions, workers, and students. That was the message OCUFA President Rahul Sapra delivered to the Ontario government last week. In a letter to […]
There is more to Academic Matters than just the print issue. New articles are being added to the Academic Matters website every week. Here are some recent articles you might find interesting: Coronavirus pushes universities to switch to online classes — but are they ready? By Shandell Houlden, Royal Roads University and George Veletsianos, Royal Roads University “In light of rising concerns about the spread of COVID-19 and […]
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the nomination deadline for the OCUFA Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards has been extended until June 26th. The annual awards recognize those individuals whose pedagogical leadership and support have made a positive and enduring difference to their students and colleagues. Anyone within the university community can nominate a faculty member or academic librarian for […]
In response to questions and concerns about the impact of COVID-19 emergency measures on academic staff and their work, the Canadian Association of University Teachers has developed a Frequently Asked Questions web page . The page is constantly being updated.
Congratulations to the Renison Association of Academic Staff who have recently voted in favour of and received union certification from the Ontario Labour Relations Board. The association is looking forward to negotiating their first collective agreement, and we know that faculty associations across Ontario will be there to support them.
OCUFA’s 17,000 faculty, academic librarians, and other academic professionals are deeply concerned about the equity implications of the COVID-19 crisis on Ontario’s health care system and economy, and the adverse impacts both will have on the most marginalized in our society. While it may be difficult to remember life before COVID-19, it is important to […]
TORONTO, March 26, 2020 – OCUFA is pleased to see that the Ford government’s spring economic statement includes much needed investment in the province’s health care system and OSAP loan interest relief for students, but is disappointed there are only marginal increases to postsecondary education funding. Faculty, academic librarians, and other academic professionals represented by […]
There is more to Academic Matters than just the print issue. New articles are being added to the Academic Matters website every week. Here are some recent articles you might find interesting: Residential school literature can teach the colonial present and imagine better futures By Michelle Coupal, University of Regina “There is a growing body of literature — novels, memoirs, poetry, graphic novels, picture books — through […]
