Academic freedom
May 15
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Vancouver Senate concludes year with approved curriculum proposals, academic freedom debate
Vancouver Senators met for the final time of the 2024/25 Academic Year to confer degrees, approve a variety of motions and continue debate on a proposed academic freedom policy.
April 17
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Senators hear academic freedom policy update, discuss strategic plan refresh
Senate met last night to talk about an open letter concerning academic freedom, the strategic plan refresh and pass several motions.
April 15
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Open letter receives over 200 faculty signatures opposing new draft of academic freedom policy
An open letter, signed by over 220 professors from across Canada — as well as the United States, Europe and Australia — is opposing proposed changes to UBC’s draft academic freedom policy, which is on the agenda for the upcoming April 16 Vancouver Senate meeting.
April 8
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Four UBC faculty members and graduate student initiate litigation to compel university to ‘refrain from political activity’
Four UBC professors and a recent PhD graduate student have filed a lawsuit against the university alleging official land acknowledgments done by UBC, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) hiring requirements and academic units' statements regarding Israel and Palestine violate UBC’s duty to “be non-sectarian and non-political in principle” under section 66 of the University Act. Read More.
When administrators are determined to embrace genocidaires and frame those partnerships as a meaningful contribution to the academy regardless of the violence they perpetuate, how are we to take their professed ‘commitments’ to human rights and equality seriously?
October 21, 2022
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UBC is amending its academic freedom policy, and not everybody is happy with the changes
For the first time ever, UBC is revisiting its 45-year-old Academic Freedom Policy.
February 20, 2022
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How three professors navigate academic freedom in the classroom
But in the classroom, the concept and careful implementation of academic freedom can help to navigate sensitive discussions.
