New Report: Canadian Universities Fail to Uphold Free Expression on Campus
(firmenpresse) - HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA and CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 10/03/14 -- Editors Note: There are images accompanying this press release.
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF.ca) has released the , a report measuring the state of free speech at 52 Canadian public universities.
The 198-page Index includes an individual report (four to six pages in length) on each of the 52 universities and student unions, detailing the policies and practices which form the basis of the grade assigned.
Using a five-tier letter scale-A, B, C, D and F-the Campus Freedom Index grades universities and student unions on their stated policies (what they say) and their practices (what they do). Each university receives four letter grades for each of university policies, university practices, student union policies, and student union practices.
With 208 grades awarded to 52 campuses, Canada''s universities and student unions in 2014 have received only five ''A'' grades. Conversely ''F'' grades were earned 33 times: 14 times by universities, and 19 times by student unions. In total, there are 24 campuses that earned at least one ''F'', assigned to the university or to its student union.
Based on the grades, the 10 worst universities for upholding free expression are:
The 10 worst student unions for upholding free expression are:
According to the 2014 Campus Freedom Index, some universities are doing a good job of living up to their missions of respecting academic freedom, and fostering the debate of controversial ideas. Ryerson University, Simon Fraser University, St. Thomas University, University of King''s College, and the University of Lethbridge are tied as the best universities in Canada for upholding the free exchange of ideas.
The five best student unions in Canada are the Acadia University Students'' Union (ASU), Brock University Students'' Union (BUSU), Carleton University Students Association (CUSA), Northern Undergraduate Students Society (NUGSS) and the University of Saskatchewan Students'' Union (USSU).
The 2014 Campus Freedom Index provides new data on government funding provided to each of the 52 universities in the report. The Index reveals that the 24 campuses earning at least one ''F'' grade receive more than $6.5 billion annually from our governments. They receive this funding from taxpayers in part so they can live up to their own missions of fostering the free exchange of ideas and academic freedom on campus.
"The JCCF looks forward to the day when every university, and every student union, earns only A grades for their policies and practices," stated co-author Michael Kennedy.
The 2014 Campus Freedom Index: Worst Cases in 2013-14
Positive developments during the 2013-14 school year.
Negative developments during the 2013-14 school year
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For more information, contact the authors
of the 2014 Campus Freedom Index:
Michael Kennedy
JCCF Communications and Development Coordinator
(902) 322-4828
John Carpay
JCCF President
(403) 619-8014
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