A TMU professional affairs committee webinar panel. The impetus for this event was inspired by recent grievances and settlements, which are reported in the Spring 2023 TFA Bulletin. Click to view: Contrapower harassment-when students harass professors Speakers and bios: Carla Cesaroni, PhD, is a Professor of Criminology at Ontario Tech University. The focus of her research for the…
April 13, 2023 To all TFA members, On Tuesday, we advised you that CUPE 233, representing custodians, groundskeepers and maintenance workers at TMU, would be in legal strike position as of April 13th. Following a failed mediation session at the Ministry of Labour yesterday, the union began a work-to-rule starting today (Thursday). CUPE has advised…
Health and Safety Checklist for University Re-opening If a University Administration wishes to schedule significant in-person activities while COVID-19 remains a public health concern, a number of conditions must be met before staff and students can have confidence that their campus is safe enough for in-person teaching, learning, and other work. The following is a…
Indigneous faculty at this University having written an open letter to X University calling on the university to permanently remove the Egerton Ryerson statue and to announce a commitment to rename the university. Following the lead of our Indigenous colleagues, a letter from non-indignenous faculty, to X University is also being circulated for signature. A link to…
The X*FA Executive is outraged by the act of terror in London Ontario where a family was murdered as part of a racist Islamaphobic attack. We send our support to X*FA members and all other members of the X University community who are suffering as a result of this horrible act. We see this act as a direct…
Dear Colleagues, Motion passed by the Executive on April 27 2021: The RFA strongly condemns the rise in Anti-Asian harassment and activities, and we encourage any member experiencing Anti-Asian or any form of discrimination or harassment, to contact Lila Pine, the Chair of the RFA Equity Committee (lpine@ryerson.ca). Regards, RFA Executive
On October 6, 2020 the RFA Executive passed the following motion, and conveyed it to the office of the Vice Provost Faculty Affairs, and the co-chairs of Ryerson’s Joint Health and Safety Committee on the same day. To date (April 2021), the RFA request has not been met. “Be it resolved that the Executive of the…
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Anti-semitism, like other forms of hate has been more visible lately. There has been a move by some to include criticism of the state of Israel as a form of anti-semitism. There are nuances, but labeling analysis and criticism of government actions as anti-semitism has significant implications for scholarly inquiry and our – academics’ –…
The 2019-2020 Student Award Recipients and Impact Report. Click Here To View
On behalf of CESAR (Continuing Education Students at Ryerson) we would like to let you know of a series that CESAR is presenting on Issues in Post Secondary Education. The panels will take place on the following dates: July 2 – Fairness for International Students July 16 – State of Public Education & Privatisation August…
Dear Colleagues, The Ryerson Faculty Association stands in solidarity with those demonstrating against racist violence. We oppose any hateful discourse and actions from those in power. We call on our members and the wider Ryerson community to be vigilant in fighting racism and abuses of power. Ian Sakinofsky, President, On behalf of the Ryerson…