An apology from University of Toronto faculty association president Terezia Zoric falls short, critics say
The president of the University of Toronto’s Faculty Association (UTFA) has apologized for remarks she made in June that accused an “entitled powerful Zionist minority” of conducting “psychological warfare.” But critics say her apology falls short. Terezia Zoric had accused “Zionists” of waging a campaign of “unending harassment and psychological warfare” against supporters of Valentina […]
Valentina Azarova declines job offer from UofT law school as the faculty group ‘pauses’ its censure
A scholar at the centre of a University of Toronto hiring controversy has rejected the school’s latest job offer. Valentina Azarova has been the focus of intense controversy on campus since 2020 when she was identified as the top candidate to be the director of the law school’s International Human Rights Program. The school ultimately […]
B’nai Brith asks Ottawa to deny a work visa to Valentina Azarova, if she is hired by UofT
“The search process this time round is as tainted as the first, albeit in a different way.”
Professors launch petition after faculty head blames ‘Zionist minority’ for hiring controversy
Remarks are “just obscene,” says one prof.
Legal groups seek review of decision that allowed Justice David Spiro to keep his job
The controversy stems from the hiring decisions at University of Toronto’s law school.
Judge involved in UofT hiring controversy erred but does not warrant being removed from the bench, review panel finds
Judge “erred” but it does not merit his removal from the bench.
Amnesty International cuts ties with University of Toronto over law school controversy
Group’s move is the latest in a string of cancellations.
International academics oppose boycott of University of Toronto
Censure is “bullying, a coercion, a form of blackmail,” according to Scholars for Peace in the Middle East.
