Related Readings & Resources
Articles
Emon, Anver M. and Schneiderman, David, The Storm Over Academic Freedom, Collegial Governance, and International Human Rights at Uoft's Faculty of Law (October 17, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4212802 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4212802
Turk, James L., Understanding Academic Freedom. Centre for Free Expression Occasional Paper Series, March 2022. https://cfe.torontomu.ca/publications/understanding-academic-freedom-canada
Blogposts
Deborah Cowan, Melanie J. Newton, Denise Reaume, and Alissa Trotz, The Censure of the University of Toronto as a Struggle Over Higher Education. CFE Blog, October 1, 2021. https://cfe.torontomu.ca/search?keys=Trotz
News Stories
Vivian Cheng, Criticisms over the Cromwell Report Erupt with CAUT Censuring U of T. Ultra Vires, May 17, 2021. https://ultravires.ca/2021/05/criticisms-over-the-cromwell-report-erupt-with-caut-censuring-u-of-t/
Other resources
Canadian Association of University Teachers, Collegiality. https://www.caut.ca/about-us/caut-policy/lists/caut-policy-statements/policy-statement-on-collegiality
University of Toronto, “Purpose of the University” in University of Toronto Statement of Institutional Purpose. https://governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/university-toronto-statement-institutional-purpose
Reports
Thomas A. Cromwell, Independent Review of the Search Process for the Directorship of the International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. March 15, 2021. (“Cromwell Report”) https://live-presidents-office.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Report-of-the-Hon-Thomas-A-Cromwell-CC-%E2%80%93-March-15-2021.pdf
Event Details
CFE Series: Threats to Academic Freedom
Anver Emon in conversation with David Schneiderman
A wealthy donor’s phone call scuttled the appointment of the new director of the University of Toronto Law School’s International Human Rights Program, resulting in CAUT’s first censure of a major university in more than 40 years. David Schneiderman, Professor of Law & Political Science at U of T, and Anver Emon, Professor of Law and Canada Research Chair on Religion, Pluralism, & the Rule of Law at U of T, thoroughly examined what went wrong. Join them in a revealing conversation about what happens to academic freedom when authority is centralized, dissent in denigrated, and money increasingly shapes the academic environment.
Co-sponsors: Canadian Association of University Teachers
Zoom link to event ryerson.zoom.us/j/91941276567
This is a free event and no registration is required.
Please contact cfe@ryerson.ca if you require accommodation to ensure inclusion in this event.
