Dear Members, With the beginning of term now upon us and the return to face-to-face teaching being a reality, I wanted to provide a brief – and admittedly still incomplete – update regarding the University’s expectations for Faculty members in ensuring students are wearing masks, and a couple of clarifications regarding the email that went out to instructors yesterday regarding dealing with students ill with COVID. Masking We are still in the process of securing more information regarding masking guidelines from the Administration. We…

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Dear Colleagues, Once again, I would like to thank you all for your support, engagement, and encouragement as we have advocated for stronger health and safety measures as we approach the beginning of the fall term. We understand that many of you remain concerned about the return to in-person teaching for September, given that we are still awaiting more details on how the recently announced vaccine and rapid testing regulations will be implemented. The Association is in regular contact with…

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Legal scholars at UVic urge the university to implement a vaccine mandate as soon as possible VICTORIA – Yesterday, 23 faculty members from the University of Victoria’s Faculty of Law issued a letter to UVic’s President, Provost, and Chair of the Board of Governors calling on the Administration to “quickly implement a vaccine mandate that applies to all students, faculty, staff, and visitors to campus.” The group of legal scholars argue that: The University of Victoria has the authority to…

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