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Feedback on new faculty hiring guidelines
On December 10, 2025, the SFU Academic Freedom Group, on behalf of concerned faculty members, submitted feedback on the new faculty hiring guidelines to Faculty Relations at SFU. The “Guidelines for Recruitment of Members of the Faculty Association”, published in August 2025, still conflicted on several items related to Academic Freedom. Here is the letter,…
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Feedback on the draft SFU Academic Plan
On June 4, 2025 the Academic Freedom Group and other concerned faculty members provided feedback on the SFU Academic Plan (Draft #3). The feedback expressed concerns with various statements in the “Indigenization and Decolonization”, “Inclusive Excellence and Access” and a few other issues from the Academic Plan. Here is the feedback, which gathered 30 signatures…
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Feedback on SFU policy GP18 and GP47
We, members of the SFU Academic Freedom Group and other concerned faculty members, provided feedback on SFU’s GP 18 (Human Rights) and GP 47 (Bullying and Harassment) policies, which are currently under revision. Our concerns centered around vague language, such as “safety” and “respectful”, as well as procedural fairness. The letter can be found here.…