Academic freedom and tenure are core values of the profession that CAUT actively promotes and defends. The Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee advises Council and the Executive on policy matters about academic freedom and tenure.
Join a committee
Nominations are now open for CAUT’s standing committees of Council. The nomination deadline is February 1, 2026.
Responsibilities
The committee makes recommendations to Council and the Executive Committee on policy matters relating to academic freedom and tenure, and reviews reports on alleged violations of academic freedom and tenure.
Committee members
- Michael Arfken (University of Prince Edward Island Faculty Association), Chair
- Robin Whitaker (CAUT President), ex-officio
- Marc Schroeder (CAUT Vice-President), ex-officio
- David Robinson (CAUT Executive Director), ex-officio (non-voting)
- Kumari Beck (Simon Fraser University Faculty Association)
- Alison Braley-Rattai (Brock University Faculty Association)
- Jon-Tomas Godin (Brandon University Faculty Association)
- Dyala Hamzah (Syndicat général des professeurs et professeures de l'Université de Montréal)
- Elizabeth Hanson (Queen's University Faculty Association)
- Jacqueline Holler (University of Northern British Columbia Faculty Association)
- Michael Lynk (University of Western Ontario Faculty Association)
- Vlad Tasić (Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers)
- Erik Thomson (University of Manitoba Faculty Association)
CAUT staff
Sarah Godwin (Director, Legal Services and Labour Relations, General Counsel)
