The CMCFA is concerned about the potential violation of collegial governance and infringement on academic freedom resulting from the search for an Interim Dean of Studies at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean (RMCSJ). The RMCSJ administration has rejected the recommendation of a search committee to assign a CMCFA member, and has opted to reopen the search to solicit candidates who are not university faculty members of the UT classification.

The rejection of the search committee’s recommendation and the assignment of a non university faculty member as interim dean is troubling and potentially damaging to the university’s reputation. The CMCFA has consulted with the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) on the matter which resulted in the following letter from CAUT.

The CMCFA is monitoring the situation closely and will consider appropriate actions to take.

Questions or comments should be directed to the CMCFA Interim President at leblanc@cmcfa-apcmc.ca.