Dec 5, 2025
Introduction It was recently reported that the former KPMG audit partner who worked for Laurentian University has been sanctioned by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario for her failure to flag the university’s financial woes in 2020. This action answers...
Oct 31, 2025
OCUFA’s Submission on Improving University Governance Structures published by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (“OCUFA”) on its website on September 23rd, 2025 (“Submission”), has only recently been drawn to my attention. The purpose of my...
Oct 15, 2025
The Potential Governance Implications of Alberta’s Expert Panel on Post-Secondary Institution Funding and Alberta’s Competitiveness by Cheryl Foy Context Several Canadian provinces (Nova Scotia, Ontario and B.C.) are actively engaged in or planning a review of...
Apr 30, 2024
Strategic Governance Consulting Services with Julia Eastman, recently completed an external governance review of the University of British Columbia Vancouver Senate Download the...
May 2, 2023
by Cheryl Foy What is Independence in a Board Context? It is broadly accepted in corporate governance circles that boards entrusted with overseeing corporate entities must be largely comprised of independent members. Anyone in a material relationship with an...
Jan 30, 2023
Setting resolutions at the start of the new calendar year is a long-standing tradition for many in the Western world, whether it’s resolving to improve upon habits or setting quantifiable goals. Even if you’re not in the practice of setting New Year’s Resolutions, the...
Dec 16, 2022
And so ends my first year in business helping universities and other organizations improve their governance. The purpose of this blog is to thank you, my colleagues and clients, for your trust and support. I am grateful for the privilege of working with all of you...
Dec 5, 2022
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”)...
Nov 28, 2022
It won’t surprise you to know that I’ve spent some time in the last few days reading and rereading the Ontario Auditor General’s Special Report (“Report”) on Laurentian University. I appreciate the Report and while I don’t think it gets everything right, I think it...
Nov 21, 2022
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...
