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Ontario faculty alarmed by proposal to overhaul university funding in provincial budget

Posted onApril 14, 2019April 14, 2019

(Toronto – April 12, 2019) Ontario’s faculty are alarmed by the Doug Ford government’s budget proposal to allocate 60 per cent of university funding based on institutional performance. By design, performance-based funding threatens education quality Read More …

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Solidarity with the Faculty Association of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design

Posted onMarch 7, 2019March 10, 2019

(Sudbury – March 7, 2019) LUFA Secretary-Treasurer Jean-Charles Cachon will be in Halifax on Friday to show solidarity with the Faculty Association of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (FUNSCAD), which has been Read More …

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Help Avert a Strike at UOIT

Posted onFebruary 21, 2019February 21, 2019

(Oshawa – February 21, 2019) The Faculty Association at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) is seeking your urgent help in their efforts to avert a strike. Since October, UOITFA has been working Read More …

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Media Release – Laurentian Faculty Association Calls for More Transparency after Exposing Special Deals for University Administrators

Posted onFebruary 14, 2019February 15, 2019

(Sudbury – February 14, 2019)   The Laurentian University Faculty Association is calling for more transparency in the practices of the University’s Board of Governors after the disclosure of special deals for senior university administrators. “It Read More …

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CAUT Legal Advisory: A Corporation and a Community: Fiduciary Responsibilities of University Board Members

Posted onFebruary 13, 2019March 7, 2019

(Ottawa – Feb. 13, 2019) Introduction: This advisory reviews the concept of fiduciary duty and considers its application to a university’s board of governors. The conclusion is that reliance on the corporate law concept of Read More …

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Former President Giroux’s Unpaid Leave

Posted onFebruary 6, 2019February 6, 2019

(Sudbury – Feb. 6, 2019) As most of you may have heard, LUFA recently received an arbitration decision regarding the employment contracts and leave for the former President, Dominic Giroux. As LUFA previously reported, we Read More …

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Reckless government announcement threatens education quality and students’ rights

Posted onFebruary 3, 2019February 3, 2019

(Toronto – Jan. 17, 2019) Without increased public funding for Ontario’s universities and colleges, the Progressive Conservative Government’s announced tuition fee reduction is nothing more than an ill-conceived political gimmick designed to distract Ontarians from Read More …

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LUFA Update: New Website for Academic and Indigenous Programs

Posted onDecember 4, 2018

(Sudbury – Dec. 3, 2018) Aanii, Bonjour, Hello, LUFA has been advised that the website for the Office of the Associate Vice-President, Academic and Indigenous Programs (AVPAI) has been completely revamped. The major addition includes Read More …

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LUFA Update: Rollback to 15 Credits for 2019-20 Workload

Posted onNovember 23, 2018November 23, 2018

(Sudbury – Nov. 15, 2018) LUFA has been informed that there is misinformation being circulated regarding the workload credit grievance. As previously reported, LUFA is seeking to have the special deal that was negotiated with Read More …

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Fair Employment Week at Laurentian University, Oct. 22-26

Posted onOctober 19, 2018

(Sudbury – Oct. 19, 2018) LUFA is joining with CAUT members across Canada in hosting events on campus in support of fair treatment for all academic staff during Fair Employment Week from Oct. 22-26. Laurentian Read More …

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