I am writing as a concerned faculty member following information that the Selection Committee is seriously considering recommending Vice-President Academic and Provost Rhonda Lenton for the position of President. More…
Author: rgrinspun
Statements regarding the consideration of Provost Rhonda Lenton for President Reply
Here are some of the statements we’ve received regarding the consideration of Rhonda Lenton as York’s next President. More…
Urgent call for action: Say no to Rhonda Lenton as the next president of York University
The Presidential Search Committee is a “confidential” body established by Senate and the Board of Governors to choose our next President. The committee appears to be moving towards appointing Provost Rhonda Lenton as the next President of York University. More…
Activity based budgeting: Cautionary tales from the US Reply
by Justin Podur: “…another shock is coming to the university community: the SHARP budget model, or “activity based budgeting”. Like other damaging shocks to the community, this is being prepared in secret, away from the eyes of those who will be affected by it. Details of the budget model are embargoed, and faculty are told only vague promises that the model will provide additional transparency. Units have been threatened that when the new model comes in, there will be huge new deficits that are an artifact of the new way of accounting for things.” More…
Statement by Science & Technology Studies Graduate Program Executive Reply
On March 24, 2015, the STS Graduate Program Executive unanimously passed the following motion:
Having reviewed the graduate courses and consulted with current course directors, STS Graduate Exec has determined that under present conditions it is impossible to maintain academic integrity; therefore graduate classes are suspended until a settlement is reached and the strike is over.
Speech by Elizabeth Dauphinee to LA&PS Faculty Council Reply
The following is the speech by Elizabeth Dauphinee to LA&PS Faculty Council as the mover of the first motion.
Motions passed at the special meeting of LA&PS Faculty Council on March 23, 2015 Reply
Motions passed at the special meeting of LA&PS Faculty Council on March 23, 2015 More…
Statement from Coordinating Committee of the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies Reply
March 23, 2015 statement:
Given the recommendations of LA&PS Faculty Council of March 23, we have conducted a review of our courses and concluded that the academic integrity of all courses is compromised. As such, we have revisited the remediation plan of March 17 and have determined that as of March 23, all undergraduate and graduate courses at both Keele and Glendon campuses are suspended until a settlement is reached and the strike is over.
School of Social Work Response to Remediation Framework and Announcement Reply
See below for the School of Social Work Response to Remediation Framework and the School of Social Work Announcement.
Open Letter from YUFA and CUPE 3903 Unit 2 Members of the Department of History Reply
YUFA and CUPE 3903 Unit 2 members of the History Department register their profound disappointment at and strong disapproval of the way in which different levels of the university administration – at the level of our Faculty, Senate, the Provost, and the President – have handled the current CUPE 3903 strike.
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