Academic Freedom at Canadian Universities Threatened as Schools Police Speech on Gaza, Canadian Organization for Faculty Associations Warns
Rumneek Johal | 15 January 2025 | Press Progress
Universities across Canada have adopted a policy of supposed “institutional neutrality” when it comes to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, but their actions reflect efforts to quell dissent says the association representing 70,000 professors and academic professionals.
The Canadian Association of University Teachers, a national organization representing teachers, librarians, researchers, general staff and other academic professionals across Canada, says academic freedom at Canadian universities is being violated by “institutional neutrality” policies that are impacting the ability of professors and other academic professionals to exercise their rights to free expression…