Canadian Faculty Group Censures First Nations U. Over Governance

by E Wayne Ross on December 2, 2008

The Chronicle News Blog: Canadian Faculty Group Censures First Nations U. Over Governance

The Canadian Association of University Teachers has censured the First Nations University of Canada, in Saskatchewan, the first time in nearly 30 years that the organization has voted to boycott a college or university.

First Nations is the only aboriginally controlled university in Canada. By imposing censure, the association asks that all professors, including those in other countries, not accept faculty jobs at First Nations, nor invitations to speak there or participate in its conferences.