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Our efforts have not borne fruit: A further analysis of the York-CIGI initiative Reply
Gus Van Harten and Stepan Wood
This analysis was prepared prior to the April 2 meeting of the Osgoode Hall Faculty Council. In ten areas, it tracks concerns arising from the York-CIGI Agreement of August 2011, steps to address these concerns in the Osgoode protocol of November 2011, and the corresponding gaps in York’s new governing documents. More…
Media reports and official documents related to the CIGI-York agreement Reply
The following are links to media reports and official documents related to the CIGI-York agreement. More…
An update on the CIGI-York Agreement Reply
This is the text of an email distributed to York faculty on March 28, 2012. It updated on the Open Letter of Concern regarding the CIGI-York University agreement, at that time signed by 295 full-time faculty members and librarians. It included full list of signatories, as well links to documents and media reports. More…
Open Letter of Concern regarding the CIGI-York agreement Reply
The following is an email distributed to York faculty on March 22, 2012. It informs about the Open Letter of Concern regarding the CIGI-York University agreement, signed by 273 full-time faculty members and librarians, to be delivered to York’s Administration and Senate on that day. The list of signatories follows, as well as the rationale for the letter, media reports, and relevant links. More…
Letter from Senators regarding the CIGI agreement Reply
This is a letter delivered by Senator Craig Heron to York’s Senate on March 22, 2012. More…
Who really pays for the CIGI-York Agreement? Reply
The following is an email distributed to York’s faculty. Based on Prof. Brooks’ commentary, it deplores the CIGI Agreement’s hidden costs: Balsillie’s actual contribution to $60 million deal with York University could be as low as $10 million, with taxpayers picking up the tab. More…
Press release regarding controversial CIGI deal Reply
Citing a dangerous precedent, senators and faculty demand that the York University administration bring controversial deal with CIGI to Senate for amendment More…
CIGI: Reports of concerns prepared for Osgoode Hall Faculty Council meetings Reply
These documents were produced during the Osgoode process to review the York-CIGI Agreement. The reports outline faculty concerns about the York-CIGI Agreement, track discussions of the Osgoode Protocol of November 2011 to protect academic freedom and institutional autonomy, and critique the terms for the proposal as put forward by York official from February to March 2012. More…
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