June 19, 2026
The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) has named YUFA member Professor Enakshi Dua (School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, York University) the 2026 recipient of its Equity and Social Justice Award. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to advancing equity for professors, academic librarians, and other academic staff...
June 14, 2026
Les membres sont vivement encouragés à soutenir les efforts de défense de YUFA en signant la pétition et en contribuant à renforcer notre voix collective sur cette question importante. | Members are strongly encouraged to support YUFA’s advocacy efforts by signing the petition and helping strengthen our collective voice on this...
May 22, 2026
Réduire Glendon à un simple « collège » sans statut de Faculté, disperser son corps professoral et ses étudiants dans des unités majoritairement anglophones du campus Keele : ce n’est pas renforcer la mission bilingue de Glendon. C’est détruire l’espace qui permet au bilinguisme et au plurilinguisme d’exister comme réalités...
May 21, 2026
L’Amicale Francophone de York a publié un communiqué s’opposant à une proposition visant à déménager le Collège Glendon de son campus historique vers Keele et à réduire son statut de faculté autonome. Selon le texte, ces changements affaibliraient la mission bilingue de Glendon et contribueraient à un nouveau recul du...
May 13, 2026
The York community is invited to attend an upcoming Living History Forum on Grassy Narrows [link], hosted as part of the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine (CSHM) virtual conference [link]. The forum will examine the decades‑long health impacts experienced by the Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation (Grassy Narrows) resulting from...
May 04, 2026
The Canadian Assn of University Teachers (CAUT) has awarded Richard Wellen its Dedicated Service Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the York University Faculty Association. Professor Wellen has made an outstanding contribution to collective bargaining both at York University and nationally. In addition to serving as YUFA Treasurer, President, Vice President Internal and other positions over...
April 08, 2026
Each year, YUFA members receive a professional expense reimbursement (PER) amount that is negotiated as part of our Collective Agreement. The funds are deposited annually into members’ PER cost centres. These cost centres can be seen in eReports. The next deposit of $2,275 (for the May 2026 to April 2027, period) will be made...
March 25, 2026
YUFA joined thousands of students and educators at the March 24th rally at Queen’s Park for public, accessible postsecondary education. The government's cuts to student aid disproportionately disadvantage those who most need support to complete their degrees -- a key pathway to social equity.
March 23, 2026
The Ontario Auditor General’s Follow-Up report on its 2023 Performance Audit of York University Operations and Capital found that, as of November 26, 2025, York had fully implemented 45% of the OAG’s recommended actions. Another 45% were in the process of being implemented; 3% showed little or no progress; 3%...