Issues in Depth

The UBC Faculty Association is the voice of faculty on a number of important issues. To see related posts on these issues including calls for faculty input, select the relevant tag or select the search icon at the top right of this page to use the search bar. Many topics are ongoing and faculty perspectives are always welcome. If you would like to comment on any item, please send an email to [email protected].

Upcoming Webinar Series: Planning for Retirement

The Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (AROHE) and Fidelity Investments® are hosting three webinars* to help faculty members plan for life after retirement. During the sessions, participants will explore the social, psychological, and emotional dimensions of pre- and post-retirement.

Statement of Solidarity with the University of Waterloo

We stand in solidarity with the University of Waterloo. We are sharing solidarity statements from both UBC Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) and  the Confederation of University Faculty Associations (CUFA BC).
Please see the full statement from UBC’s Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice here
Please see the full statement from the Confederation of University Faculty Associations here.

UBCFA Response – Draft Workplace Accommodation Policy for UBC Employees

The UBCFA has responded to the Draft Workplace Accommodation Policy for UBC Employees proposed by the University. Our correspondence to Hubert Lai, Q.C., University Counsel is available at this link

Annual General Meeting Agenda

Please find the full agenda from our 2021-2022 Annual General Meeting with more background and information here.

2021 Annual Report

Our 2021 Annual Report is available for view with our Annual General Meeting coming up on Thursday, June 16th.

Results of the UBCFA Executive Election 2022

Your UBCFA Executive Committee members volunteer their time to help guide the Faculty Association’s operational and policy decisions including advocacy, negotiation, education, communication and planning decisions. This year, the following offices were up for election: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chair – Librarians & Archivists, Chair -Member Services & Grievance, Chair – Contract Faculty and 3 Member-at-Large positions. 

PWIAS Academic Freedom & Collegial Governance – Report and Responses

The Report of the Ad Hoc Investigatory Committee: Academic Freedom & Collegial Governance at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia was released by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) in October 2021. Professor Santa Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor, UBC, responded to the release of the Report with a letter to David Robinson, Executive Director, CAUT. The UBC Faculty Association has written to the University on the issue. The Report and correspondence are available through the links below:

  1. Report of the Ad Hoc Investigatory Committee: Academic Freedom & Collegial Governance at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia
  2. Letter from Professor Ono to David Robinson
  3. Letter from the UBC Faculty Association to Nancy McKenzie, Chair, UBC Board of Governors; Professor Santa Ono;  Professor Moura Quayle, Chair, PWIAS Board of Trustees, Professor Vanessa Andreaottie, Interim Director, PWIAS
CUFA BC: Faculty mourn the deaths of 215 children from former Kamloops Indian Residential School

CUFA BC: Faculty mourn the deaths of 215 children from former Kamloops Indian Residential School (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) & səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Territories – Vancouver, BC, June 1, 2021) – The Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia (CUFA BC) stands in solidarity with the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation and with all Indigenous faculty, students, and community members following the discovery of 215 children who were buried in unmarked graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. CUFA BC stands with First Nations in seeking the truth about missing and murdered children at the hands of the state in what is a horrific act of genocide whose legacy continues today.