CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY TEACHERS
CAUT Council votes to lift censure of U of T

The 91st CAUT Council voted last week to formally lift the censure against the administration of the University of Toronto. The Council took the unanimous decision after determining that the University had taken the actions recommended by CAUT to address what led to the imposition of the censure last April. This past summer, the University reversed course and re-offered Dr. Valentina Azarova the position of Director of the International Human Rights Program in the Faculty of Law. Since that time, the University also has also promised to extend academic freedom to academic managerial positions and develop clear policies that prohibit donor interference in internal academic affairs.

CAUT Executive Director David Robinson says the censure was a "remarkable victory that we should all celebrate" and noted that what made it possible was the cooperation of the University of Toronto's Faculty Association, CUPE Local 3902, as well as the ad-hoc U of T censure group to put the issue front and centre across the country and around the world.