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  • SFUFA Academic Freedom Committee

    We are SFUFA members, and we write in connection with concerns about academic freedom at SFU. View the letter here.

  • Letter to SFUFA

    We are writing because we understand that SFUFA is in the process of negotiating a new collective agreement with SFU’s Executive Team and we would like to see some additional protections for academic freedom included in the agreement. View the letter here.

  • Letter #2: AVPLT Position

    Wade Parkhouse (Provost and Vice-President Academic, pro tem) sent an email on Feb. 8 saying that he will be reviewing the profile of the Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Learning & Teaching (AVPLT) position. Disturbingly, the current profile is silent on the role of the AVPLT to protect instructors’ and student’s academic freedom and to foster…