TUFA Public Lecture: Canadian universities have responded to the 2015 TRC report. This presentation describes and analyzes these actions and provides comments, observations and prognostications for the next step. Length: 30-35 minutes with time for questions Date: Wednesday, March 11th at 7 p.m. Location: Champlain College Council Chambers CC M2
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TUFA Spring GMM
March 26th 2026 10:30 am Hybrid meeting: Location BL411 and a zoom link will be sent prior to the meeting.
Executive Committee – Call for Nominations
Dear Members, TUFA’s 2025/26 Nominating and Elections Committee is pleased to open nominations (blank nomination form here) for elected positions on the Executive Committee in accordance with Article VIII of TUFA’s Constitution. Contested positions will be decided by election with a mailing date of April 21st. Completed nominations must be received by the Association’s Secretary … Read More
Presentation: Innovative Pedagogy During Crisis
Trent University Faculty Association and Palestinian Students and Scholars At Risk Committee Present: Whatsapp Pedagogy Against Scholasticide: Informal Rigor and Collective Study Under Siege Warfare March 10, 2026 Time: 2 pm EST – 2:45 pm EST Speaker: Dr. Osama T. Jarrar, PhD Department of English – Faculty of Arts Arab American University, Jenin – Palestine … Read More
TUFA News February 17
President’s Message Greetings TUFA Members, Trent’s budget situation remains foremost in TUFA’s advocacy efforts this February. In this message, I’ll offer a brief overview of my request to the Board of Governors at their meeting on February 6, advocacy at the upcoming Senate, and recent changes to university funding in Ontario. At the Board of … Read More
Equity Committee Workshop
The TUFA Equity Committee in conjunction with EHRO presents: Learning, Naming, and Stopping Microaggressions: An online workshop for TUFA members Facilitated by May Lui Friday February 27, 2026, 1330 – 1500 Contact [email protected] for the Zoom link Description: In this workshop, we will learn what are racial microaggressions, how we might be participating in perpetuating … Read More
TUFA News January 30, 2026
In Memoriam Professor Emerita Shirley Williams (Migizi Ow Kwe): Residential School Survivor, Teacher and Professor of Anishinaabemowin A scholarly life based on the Seven Grandfather Teachings By David Newhouse Shirley was an extraordinary person. Her legacy persists in every speaker, learner, teacher, and child who will grow up hearing Anishinaabemowin because of her life’s work. … Read More
Building Neuro-Affirming Workplaces in Higher Education: A workshop for TUFA faculty
The TUFA Equity Committee, in conjunction with EHRO, presents: Building Neuro-Affirming Workplaces in Higher Education: A workshop for TUFA faculty (Facilitated by Wendy Morgan, MA-Ed, MA-CP, RP) Friday January 23 2026, 1300 – 1500, SH 104 (Traill Senior Common Room) Registration: This closed workshop is for TUFA faculty members who identify as Au/ADHD (formally or self-diagnosed). … Read More
TUFA News January 12, 2026
Trent TUFA Members Meet with Administration on Budget Process and Faculty Concerns On January 9th,TUFA members met with the President and Provost to discuss concerns raised about the financial outlook for Trent. TUFA members emphasized the need to protect instructional capacity, faculty and librarian working conditions, and the academic mission of the University. While the … Read More
December GMM Motion & January 9th meeting on University finances
Greetings Colleagues, At the Association’s December 17th General Membership Meeting, TUFA members passed a motion addressing the budget cuts that academic units have been asked to model for the coming fiscal year. Further to that motion, TUFA contacted Trent’s Office of the President to secure a meeting – open to all TUFA members – on … Read More