Category Archives: University of Saskatchewan

“The Historical Connections Among Academic Status for Canadian University Librarians, Academic Freedom, and the Requirement for Research and Scholarly Work”

Here is an interesting, reflective blog on the history of academic librarianship and the requirement for scholarship in the promotion: http://words.usask.ca/ceblipblog/2015/12/01/the-historical-connections-among-academic-status-for-canadian-university-librarians-academic-freedom-and-the-requirement-for-research-and-scholarly-work/

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Academic Freedom & Tenure for Some But Not All?

Recent events at the University of Saskatchewan have brought to light, the unspoken, silent developments on who ‘really’ have the benefits of tenure and academic freedom. Questions such as, do faculty in senior administrative positions have the same academic freedom … Continue reading

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University of Saskatchewan: Open Letter from Jim Turk, CAUT

Greetings, In yesterday’s Globe and Mail, University of Alberta President Indira Samarasekera continued the assault on the concept of academic freedom initiated by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) in 2011. [See her article “When universities make … Continue reading

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University of Saskatchewan & Academic Freedom

For recent developments over the dismissal of Prof. Robert Buckingham due to his open criticism of proposed changes in the TransformUS plan, see the termination of the president, Dr. Ilene Busch-Vishniac, http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/university-of-saskatchewan-board-fires-president-ilene-busch-vishniac-1.2650301 . We need to think about what constitutes … Continue reading

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Sign Open Letter to University of Saskatchewan Board Chair, Ms. Milburn

The shock of what has transpired at the University of Saskatchewan has prompted a range of responses from Canadian academic communities.As academic librarians we understand the role of academic freedom in our professional lives, as a right and as a … Continue reading

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