Monthly Archives: February 2010

U of T to curtail aggressive investing.

Posted on February 24, 2010 by QUFA

Move follows a decade of disappointing returns and a $1.5-billion loss that wiped out nearly 30 per cent of the school’s pension and endowment funds in a single year. By Elizabeth Church Excerpt from: Globe and Mail, Monday, Feb. 22, … Continue reading →

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OCUFA Quality Matters Campaign

Posted on February 19, 2010 by QUFA

Ontario’s higher education system is at a crossroads. Decisions we make today will affect our ability to provide a high quality educational experience to students now and for generations to come. Quality teaching and research depends on public funding. Faced … Continue reading →

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Coalition of front-line university groups formed: a strong, new voice in higher education.

Posted on February 18, 2010 by QUFA

Protecting quality and reversing privatization are the goals of new Ontario University Coalition Canadian Newswire, Toronto. Feb. 18, 2010 http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2010/18/c2938.html All front-line groups at Ontario universities – students, staff and faculty – have joined together to put the collective strength … Continue reading →

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Objections of the Canadian Association of University Teachers to the Google Book Search Settlement, Authors Guild v. Google, Inc.

Posted on February 9, 2010 by QUFA

Excerpt from: Letter to the Honorable Denny Chin from CAUT 28 January 2010 Full article found at: http://www.caut.ca/uploads/CAUT_Google_Settlement.pdf Office of the Clerk U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New … Continue reading →

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Investing in Students, Ensuring Success.

Posted on February 9, 2010 by QUFA

Recommendations for a meaningful successor to Reaching Higher Excerpt from: Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, February 1, 2010 By: Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations Graeme Stewart, Communications and Government Relations Manager Full article at: … Continue reading →

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To do with less, or not.

Posted on February 9, 2010 by QUFA

SGPS executive call for academic excellence, not financial considerations Excerpt from Queen’s Journal February 5, 2010 By David Thompson Full article at: http://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2010-02-05/opinions/do-less-or-not/ Do we want a strategic plan for Queen’s University that privileges capital creation before quality education, reduces … Continue reading →

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