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CAUT Report – Board of Governors Structures at thirty-one Canadian universities

16 Dec 2020

However, none specify that the content of the approach to governance therefore assumes only the fiduciary duty and the best interests underlying that duty administration can determine what is in in the best must be determined in the context of the University interests of the university. [...] particular constituency.” Conduct & communications restrictions/ Code of conduct The fiduciary obligation, when applied within the Section 3.4 of the Rules of the Board of Governors states context of the University Governance Model, includes that a member expressing dissent from a board decision, the interests of particular constituencies that are a part of “shall clarify that the dissenting view. [...] There is language here that could be members of academic staff serving as Governors retain all of overbroad, since it states that all records produced by the rights and responsibilities of members of the academic staff the board or by a member remain the property of the including the provisions of academic freedom, the right to board, and shall be returned upon request. [...] question and criticize the administration of the University, and the right to grieve alleged violations of the Faculty Handbook Section 4 of the Code of Conduct states that all non-public by the Administration. [...] Doing so would help The document Fiduciary Responsibilities of Members of the protect the academic freedom of the faculty members on Governing Council contains a direction that the “interests the board.
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