Laurier Faculty
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Laurier, Faculty Association Enter Conciliation as Contract Faculty Negotiations Continue
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Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) Negotiations Move to Conciliation: What’s at Stake for Contract Faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University and what the future holds for these associations On Dec. 8, 2025, Wilfrid Laurier University and the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) filed for joint conciliation, and a conciliator has been appointed to help guide discussions. Following the conciliation, the…
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Laurier contract faculty in legal strike position
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s Contract Teaching Faculty (CTF), represented by WLUFA (Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association) will be in legal strike position on Nov. 21 if an agreement between CTF and WLU cannot be reached. Negotiations began in May 2022, and the two parties have met over 11 times to reach a deal regarding the compensation…
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Laurier professor informs UN and international policymakers through documentary films
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Last year, Mark Terry premiered his documentary film The Changing Face of Iceland in front of some of the planet’s most important decision makers at the United Nations’ COP26 climate summit. Terry is an award-winning documentarian and explorer, a contract faculty member at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Department of English and Film Studies and an…
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Jody Wilson-Raybould to speak at Laurier’s tenth annual Indigenous Education Week
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The Office of Indigenous Initiatives is hosting its tenth annual Indigenous Education Week virtually at Laurier, from Oct. 26 to 30. “It’s a chance for the public and the Laurier community to engage in speakers and topics related to Indigenous people,” Melissa Ireland, director and senior advisor of Indigenous Initiatives said. With this year’s theme,…
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Kate McCrae Bristol named new Dean of Students for Laurier’s Waterloo campus
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On Aug. 26, Kate McCrae Bristol was announced as the new dean of students for Wilfrid Laurier University’s Waterloo Campus. McCrae Bristol will effectively assume her role as of Sep. 16, 2019, but will be welcoming the incoming first year students prior to this date during the opening ceremonies of Orientation Week. McCrae Bristol is…
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New vice-president of research for Laurier university announced
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Effective Aug. 1, 2019, Jonathan Newman will take over as the new vice-president of research at Wilfrid Laurier University, lead the Office of Research Services and support and grow research opportunities throughout Laurier. Newman will be coming into the role with a wealth of experience: a professor of ecology, he has worked at the University…
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The Office of Indigenous Initiatives hosts eighth annual education week
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The Office of Indigenous Initiatives at Laurier is hosting their eighth annual Indigenous Education Week from Mar. 4 to the 8, hosting various events around campus to get students involved and educated on the Indigenous work that happens on campus. The week-long event first started in 2011, and is celebrated on both Waterloo and Brantford…
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