A successful presidential search celebrates the appointment of an individual who inspires, motivates and brings together a diverse university community. In contrast, appointing the wrong individual can elicit apathy, demoralization, entrenched divisions, greater labour strife, and ensuing reputational loss for the institution. That the Board of Governors appears to be ready to appoint a president who has been publicly rejected by wide sectors of the university constitutes an unprecedented crisis of governance at York. More…
Category Archives: Presidential search
Important links to the presidential search Reply
York University site on presidential search – Official documents and links
Urgent call for action: Say no to Rhonda Lenton as the next president of York University – 10 November 2016
Statements regarding the consideration of Provost Rhonda Lenton for President – 14 November 2016
Letter from Prof. Agnes Whitfield to the Presidential Search Committee – 14 November 2016
York profs slam presidential search in open letter – 18 November 2016, Excalibur
Follow-up letter from Prof Agnes Whitfield regarding the presidential search – 20 November 2016
YUFA poll results on presidential search – 22 November 2016. Detailed poll results are here.
York University urged to make search for new president more transparent – 22 November 2016, Globe and Mail
YUFA statement on the presidential search – 23 November 2016
YUGSA Statement on York’s Presidential Search – 23 November 2016
York Cross-Campus Alliance – Joint-statement about presidential search – 25 November 2016
York community members decry university corporatization – 26 November 2016, Excalibur
GHSA statement on presidential search – 29 November 2016
Open Statement to the York University Community on the Flawed Integrity of the Presidential Search Process – 14 December 2016
York Cross-Campus Alliance response to Board of Governors’ statement on York’s presidential search – 10 January 2017
Open Statement to the York University Community on the Flawed Integrity of the Presidential Search Process Reply
Concerns continue to grow about the integrity of the presidential search process and the deliberate disregard of the views expressed by many individuals and organizations representing the York community. More…
GHSA statement on presidential search Reply
The Graduate History Students’ Association is alarmed at the news that Vice President Academic and Provost Rhonda Lenton is being considered for the position of York University President. More…
Follow-up letter from Prof Agnes Whitfield regarding the presidential search Reply
The narrow corporate perspectives of the current Board of Governors, 100% dominated by big business and big finance, are precisely what have led York University to the demoralization of its full and part-time faculty, the present enrollment crisis, and general academic disarray. The present Board of Governors does not have the legitimacy to undertake, let alone control, the present Presidential Search process. More…
Letter from Prof. Agnes Whitfield to the Presidential Search Committee Reply
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…
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…
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