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November 25, 2014

BY EMAIL AND BY POST


Mr. Dominic Giroux
President and Vice Chancellor
Laurentian University
935 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6
Dear Mr. Giroux:
I am writing to advise you that the Canadian Association of University Teachers has
established an Ad Hoc Investigatory Committee to examine allegations of improper conduct
within the Faculty of Arts at Laurentian University.
The terms of reference for the Ad Hoc Investigatory Committee are to:
1. Examine allegations within the Faculty of Arts of:

Improper procedural practices and restrictions on academic freedom;


Disregard of collegial decision-making;
Irregular hiring procedures;
Inappropriate interference in workload assignments;
Restrictions on faculty access to the departmental office;
Failure to maintain appropriate faculty complement;
Failure to provide particulars in disciplinary investigations;
Breach of privacy;
Improper changes to grades; and
Interference in teaching methods and styles.

2. Consider other issues that may arise in the course of its investigation.
3. Make appropriate recommendations.
The members of the Ad Hoc Investigatory Committee are:
Dr. Sheila Embleton, FRSC, Distinguished Research Professor of Linguistics,
Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, Faculty of Liberal Arts &
Professional Studies, York University; and,
Professor Eric Tucker, Osgoode Hall Law School, and Distinguished Scholar in
Residence, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University.

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November 25 novembre 2014

The Committee will be operating under CAUT Procedures in Academic Freedom Cases
which I have enclosed with this letter. The operative section for ad hoc investigatory
committees is Section 6.
The Committee will be contacting you (or your designate if you so advise) in due course to
gather relevant documentation from the University and to arrange to meet with appropriate
University officials so that it can get a full and fair understanding of the facts.
Should you have any questions about our procedures or any other matter related to the Ad
Hoc Investigatory Committee, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,

David Robinson
Executive Director
cc: Anis Farah, President, Laurentian University Faculty Association
Robin Vose, President, CAUT
Len Findlay, Chair, CAUT Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee
Sheila Embleton, Member, Ad-Hoc Investigatory Committee
Eric Tucker, Member, Ad-Hoc Investigatory Committee
Encl.

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