Faculty associations and unions have been concerned with issues related to academic governance in recent years. This includes the role of senates in making academic decisions that may encroach on collective agreements.
Documents related to the legal dispute between the UBC Faculty Association and the UBC Senate (known as the McPhillips case) are available here:
- Legal Opinion of the relevance of the McPhillips Decision to the Special Purpose Teaching Universities – May 3, 2012
- Documents related to the UBC Faculty Association’s Grievance and Appeal – can be found on the UBCFA website, under “Current Issue Topics/student evaluations