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  • Feedback on the Guidelines for Recruitment of Members of the Faculty Association

    Members of the SFU Academic Freedom Group led a letter to provide feedback on the Guidelines for Recruitment of Members of the Faculty Association, published in Aug 2025. We appreciated the modifications made thus far, but had some remaining concerns regarding the language used. You can find the letter here.

  • 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,…

  • 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…