Our Faculty Association’s Executive joins CAUT Council and our colleagues at Laurentian and across Ontario in opposing the actions that have taken place at Laurentian University and the threat to public universities posed by those actions. We stand with our…
The Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations has released a press release responding to the Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs report that was released last week by the Alberta Government. The response from CAFA highlights several concerns that may be…
A message from Alberta Advanced Education: March 16, 2021 Alberta Health has updated their Health Measures to reflect the latest Step 2b changes that came into effect on March 8th and Dr. Hinshaw announced on March 15th, details of Alberta’s…
We are disappointed that the government has persisted with cuts to college and university funding and we wish to make clear that the removal of $90 million from post-secondary operations will not contribute to higher quality education. Unfortunately, the budget makes clear that…
On January 30, 2021, the Faculty Association of the University of Calgary joined other supporters of post-secondary education in Alberta in voicing our support for stable funding of post-secondary education and expressing our concern about the province’s future. We hope…
A message from Alberta Advanced Education: December 10, 2020 On Tuesday, December 8th, 2020, Alberta announced new measures to protect the health care system and reduce the rising spread of COVID-19. Alberta's government, under the guidance from the Chief Medical…
A message from Alberta Advanced Education: November 27, 2020 On Tuesday, November 24, Alberta announced new measures to protect the health care system and reduce the rising spread of COVID-19. With respect to Alberta's post-secondary system, Alberta's government under the…
Letter from Faculty Association President, David Stewart, to McKinsey & Company Alberta-2030-ResponseDownload Related to submission from Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations which is available here
The Faculty Association at the University of Calgary is joining the call for stronger federal support for post-secondary education. Universities and colleges are critical to the COVID-19 response and recovery, providing much needed research, knowledge, education and training. Yet, as in Alberta,…
The Faculty Association of the University of Calgary (TUCFA) supports the efforts of front line health care workers to protect their jobs. We urge the Government of Alberta to reconsider the elimination of these positions and honour the contributions these…
The Faculty Association of the University of Calgary is standing in solidarity with our members and members of the community who are raising their voices to fight racism and discrimination in our communities and within the Academy. The Faculty Association…