TORONTO – Professors and academic librarians across Ontario are puzzled that today’s provincial budget did not make significant new investments in higher education. In a budget that seeks to “strengthen our competitive advantage, create jobs, and provide vital public services” it is surprising that universities were overlooked. “Ontario’s universities have the capacity to achieve all […]
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Data check: Growth in contingent faculty dwarfs full-time hiring at American universities
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) recently released a report on The Employment Status of Instructional Staff Members in Higher Education . The report reveals that the growth in contingent faculty is much greater than the growth in tenured faculty, a story all-too-familiar to Canadian professors and academic librarians. Between 1989 and 2011, the total number of faculty grew by 81 per cent, but […]
Ontario proposes bringing universities under Ombudsperson oversight
On Thursday, March 8, 2014, the Premier Kathleen Wynne unveiled a sweeping “Accountability Act” that, among other reforms, will allow the provincial Ombudsperson – currently Andre Marin – to investigate universities. The proposed act also extends Ombudsperson oversight to municipalities and school boards. Other reforms include changes to the lobbyist registry and a new requirement for MPPs and civil servants to […]
Brief on Bill C-525 Employees’ Voting Rights Act
Bill C-525, the Employees’ Voting Rights Act, proposes amending the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, and the Public Service Labour Relations Act to revise the union certification and revocation procedures. The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), representing 17,000 professors and academic librarians in Ontario’s universities, including those under […]
OCUFA welcomes appointment of Paul Martin to assist with developing a provincial pension plan
Ontario’s professors and academic librarians are welcoming the news that former Prime Minister Paul Martin will help develop a new Ontario Pension Plan. Martin’s appointment was announced yesterday by Premier Kathleen Wynne. “A consensus is building that that an enhanced public pension plan is a desirable solution to the growing retirement income security crisis for […]
Ontario professors welcome appointment of Paul Martin to assist with developing a provincial pension plan
TORONTO – Ontario’s professors and academic librarians are welcoming the news that former Prime Minister Paul Martin will help develop a new Ontario Pension Plan. Martin’s appointment was announced yesterday by Premier Kathleen Wynne. “A consensus is building that that an enhanced public pension plan is a desirable solution to the growing retirement income security […]
New online initiative needs input from university teachers, say Ontario profs
Professors and academic librarians across Ontario are calling for the Government of Ontario to make university teachers a meaningful part of its new “Ontario Online” initiative. The $42 million program was announced today by Minister of Training, Colleges, and Universities Brad Duguid. “Ontario’s professors are the ones who design and teach online courses, and yet […]
New online initiative needs input from university teachers, say Ontario profs
TORONTO – Professors and academic librarians across Ontario are calling for the Government of Ontario to make university teachers a meaningful part of its new “Ontario Online” initiative. The $42 million program was announced today by Minister of Training, Colleges, and Universities Brad Duguid. “Ontario’s professors are the ones who design and teach online courses, […]
Robert Dickeson: Right for Ontario?
The term “program prioritization” has been making headlines recently, as several Ontario universities have begun this controversial rationalization process. Program prioritization involves ranking every academic and administrative program according to set criteria, and then directing more resources to highly ranked programs while marking poor performers for cuts and closure. Program prioritization is based on a […]
OCUFA to hold conference on the future of universities
OCUFA is pleased to announce our 2014 Conference, “Future U: Creating the Universities We Want”. The event will be held from February 27-28, 2014 in Toronto. The Future U conference will look at current trends and the possibility of alternatives for the future of higher education. Our goal is to allow professors, librarians, administrators, students and […]
OCUFA hosts successful Queen’s Park lobby day and reception
OCUFA hosted its annual Queen’s Park lobby day and reception on Wednesday, October 23. Faculty representatives from across the province were in Toronto for the day to meet with their local MPPs at the provincial legislature. Over the course of a busy day, representatives met with 27 MPPs who have a university in or near […]
Greyson and Loubani released from Egyptian prison
Ontario’s professors and academic librarians are happy and relieved to learn that John Greyson and Tarek Loubani have been released from an Egpytian prison. The two faculty members had been held –without charge or justification – for 50 days. On September 28, 2013, OCUFA’s Board of Directors passed a unanimous motion calling for “immediate, strong, […]
The University of Windsor’s Richard Caron wins prestigious teaching award
Toronto – Professor Richard Caron of the University of Windsor has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Professor Caron, who teaches in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will receive a 2012-2013 OCUFA Teaching Award at a September 28, 2013 ceremony in Toronto. “As one […]
Western University’s Stephen Pitel wins prestigious teaching award
Toronto – Professor Stephen Pitel of Western University has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Professor Pitel, who teaches in the Faculty of Law, will receive a 2012-2013 OCUFA Teaching Award at a September 28, 2013 ceremony in Toronto. “As noted by his nominators, Professor […]
Brock University’s Brent Faught wins prestigious teaching award
Toronto – Professor Brent E. Faught of Brock University has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Professor Faught, who epidemiology in the Department of Community and Health Sciences, will receive a 2012-2013 OCUFA Teaching Award at a September 28, 2013 ceremony in Toronto. “Professor […]