Faculty welcome the departure of Laurentian University administrators but call for faculty and governance renewal
July 22, 2022 18:04 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
Sudbury/Toronto/Ottawa, July 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA), Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) and the Canadian...
Laurentian faculty, staff, and provincial association demand accountability and transparency to rebuild after CCAA
July 18, 2022 12:20 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
Sudbury/Toronto, July 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As a new academic year approaches, the Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA), Laurentian University Staff Union (LUSU), and Ontario...
Ontario university faculty and academic librarians give a failing grade to Ford’s election budget
April 28, 2022 18:09 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
Toronto, April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) has given the Ford government a failing grade for its election budget. After four...
OCUFA alarmed by last-minute fall guidelines for postsecondary education that ignore science, compromise health and safety
September 01, 2021 11:50 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
Toronto, Sept. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCUFA’s faculty, academic librarians, and other academic professionals are looking forward to the start of the new academic year, but health and safety...
OCUFA calls for resignation of Ross Romano amid devastating cuts to jobs and programs at Laurentian University
April 12, 2021 17:17 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
Toronto, April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following news that approximately 60 programs have been cut at Laurentian University and that over 80 faculty members have lost their jobs, the Ontario...
OCUFA: 2021 budget a missed opportunity to invest in Ontario’s future
March 24, 2021 19:16 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
Toronto, March 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario’s university faculty and academic librarians are disappointed that the 2021 Ontario Budget fails to adequately invest in Ontario’s universities to...
Faculty appalled there’s no money for Laurentian in new government funding for postsecondary education
March 19, 2021 17:43 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
TORONTO, March 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario’s faculty and academic librarians are appalled and dismayed that none of the $106.4 million in new postsecondary funding announced by the Ontario...
OCUFA: As Laurentian’s funding crisis continues, Ministry of Colleges and Universities refuses to take action
February 23, 2021 10:28 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
Toronto, Feb. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of a week of advocacy, faculty and students from across Ontario have been meeting with dozens of MPPs to demand the provincial government take...
OCUFA: Erosion of governance and public funding cause of Laurentian University financial crisis
February 02, 2021 13:49 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
Sudbury, ON, Feb. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA) and Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) are concerned to hear that...
Pandemic has caused decline in education quality according to new poll of university students and faculty
November 24, 2020 00:01 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
Toronto, Nov. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- University students, faculty, and academic librarians are struggling with social isolation, stress, and a lack of institutional support according to the...