My institution - the University of Toronto - just released a remarkably bland statement on the student encampment. It basically says: we know emotions are running high, but please give us time - admin and students are talking. I have no inside information, but on the face of it at least, this is encouraging.
Students at my institution - the University of Toronto - have joined others across the continent in establishing an encampment on campus. Having been rebuffed by the administration in early April, the students continue to call "on the post-secondary institution to divest from assets that 'sustain Israeli apartheid, occupation and illegal settlement of Palestine.'"
My faculty association's response to the university's recent letter to students:
"The Administration appears to believe that with the stroke of a pen it can transform freedom of expression from a fundamental right, the protection of which is the sine qua non of the University, into a privilege that the Administration may confer or deny at its pleasure. This cannot stand."
#CfP for the #conference "#Poéthiques de la trace : inscription et effacement dans la #littérature", which will take place at the University of Toronto (#UofT) on April 11-13, 2024.
"Universities are communities of learning dedicated to research and committed to equity. They must ensure their approach to COVID is inclusive, particularly with infection rates already surging in many countries, and starting to rise again in Canada. As centres that foster critical thinking, universities should be at the forefront of developing inclusive ways to protect their communities." Hey @uoft this excellent article could be about you #Covid#CovidIsntOver#UofT https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/september-2023/covid-campus-safety/
#Cl0p has listed multiple companies claimed to be clients of EY including #AirCanada, #UofT, #Telus and #CRA Electronic Resources. Cl0p has also posted multiple zip files. Which, if any, of the companies the zips relate to is not stated. #MOVEit
Now I study active transportation! In my postdoc I am researching how to measure the impact of #cycling infrastructure and plan better networks. I love #walking and #biking, live in Ottawa (hi #ottbike!), volunteer with @bikeottawa, and made a train costume for our #CargoBike with my husband last weekend.