This is the second in a series of blogs (Read Part 1 Here) examining what university boards can learn from the Ontario Auditor General’s Special Report (“Report”) on Laurentian University (“LU”) (Read the Full Report). This blog also draws from the letter (“Letter”)...
Hey University Boards – It’s time to get excited about (or at least focused on) your university’s policy framework As this blog is being written while I’m on a flight, I’ll use the following analogy: In this analogy, I am travelling on an independent airline and they...
I recently had the pleasure of participating in a panel at the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) Council of Chairs of Ontario Universities (CCOU) conference. It’s always a pleasure to speak at this conference and to “virtually see” so many familiar and friendly...
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...
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),...
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...