Nov 1, 2021
A board member wrote to ask the following question: I was curious about one topic that has come up in recent years, your view on the Board’s role (if any) in influencing the balance between protecting students from uncomfortable discussions and speakers...
Sep 7, 2021
I was really pleased to have an opportunity to speak at the Council of Ontario Universities’ successful virtual governance conference. I spoke on a panel with Peter MacKinnon (former University of Saskatchewan President and thought-leader on university governance),...
Jul 30, 2021
A Battleground Concept: The concept of academic freedom is difficult for many within and outside of the university sector to grasp – in Canadian labour relations, it is the flag on a tug-of-war rope between those who see the concept as protecting societal interests...
Jun 28, 2021
The reaction to recent news stories about the discovery of the unmarked graves of hundreds (and as time goes on probably thousands) of indigenous children who were former attendees of residential schools has been one of shock and horror and profound sadness. I wrote...
Nov 9, 2020
Once grievances move into any sort of formal process, positions and feelings become entrenched, taking the parties further away from resolution. This column is a request to colleagues across the country to work together to create cultures inside your universities that...
