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WLUFA Denounces Trump Executive Action and Stands in Solidarity with our Muslim Community

By wlufaPosted on January 31, 2017February 1, 2017Posted in Main PostingsTagged academia, academics, Canada, Canadians, Donald Trump, events, extremism, freedom of religion, hate, hate crimes, islamophobia, letters, muslims, National Day of Solidarity, politics, prejudice, Quebec, racism, religion, support, terrorism, United States, US President, violence, WLUFA, WLUFA Executive1 Comment

[Posted on behalf of the WLUFA Executive.] Ignorance is not bliss; it is a danger to society. WLUFA stands in solidarity with Muslims and others who condemn the Executive Order taken by Donald Trump that bans citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. We also extend our sympathies for and solidarity with […]

OCUFA’s recommendations for the Ontario budget

By wlufaPosted on January 23, 2017January 23, 2017Posted in Main Postings, OCUFATagged budgets, Canada, CdnPSE, contract faculty, data, employment laws, faculty, fair employment, fairness, funding, information, Judy Bates, labour laws, laws, Mark Rosenfeld, Ministry of Finance, ocufa, OCUFA Executive Director, OCUFA President, ONpse, Ontario, pensions plans, performance, priorities, recommendations, reports, retired faculty, solvency, student-faculty ratio, tenure-stream faculty

[Copied from email sent by Mark Rosenfeld, Executive Director of OCUFA.] See OCUFA’s 2017 pre-budget submission, which sets out OCUFA’s priorities for the Ontario Budget. OCUFA’s recommendations include: Increasing per-student funding for Ontario’s universities to match the average for the rest of Canada; Making a commitment to supporting faculty renewal, including full-time faculty hiring that […]