ALT_IHRP

Bringing you the latest news on the IHRP-Valentina Azarova scandal at U of T Law.

[ALT_IHRP @AltIhrp]

On March 29, @uoft released the Hon. Thomas Cromwell's independent review on the IHRP hiring scandal. The full report can be read here:

https://t.co/0ia1VC2hHD

[Samer Muscati @SamerMuscati]

While @UofT admin loves to brag about its reputation, the university is knee deep in two scandals: The hiring fiasco at @UTLaw, & now allegations of harassment, racism & censorship at @UofTMusic.

Impunity is the rot in #UofT's institutional culture. https://t.co/1wqZYhYWPH

[Samer Muscati @SamerMuscati]

If only @UofT had hung up when Judge Spiro called to “voice his concerns” over what was supposed to be a confidential hiring process.

Some voices matter to this university. Student voices clearly don’t. @censureutoronto #UofTScandal

[nour @nouralideeb]

wow a student called the Office of the President to share their concerns about how UofT handled Dr. Azarova's hiring and the person HUNG UP while the student was speaking.... #Shame #UofTCensure @uoft @censureutoronto @myUTMSU Who's this institution even for anymore lol

[Samer Muscati @SamerMuscati]

We are now entering month 10 of #UofTScandal.

The longer @UofT's leadership mishandles this crisis by failing to acknowledge impropriety or make amends despite @CAUT_ACPPU's censure, the more it will harm the university's reputation, students, staff & faculty. @censureutoronto

[Samer Muscati @SamerMuscati]

#UofTScandal is a piercing reminder of the fragile state of universities after decades of government cuts, writes @TorontoStar’s @LindaMcQuaig.

Universities are increasingly reliant on wealthy donors & corporations, & fearful of offending them. https://t.co/bbRmIqD143 @UofT

[Fascists Making Deserts, Calling It Peace @Shanfaraa]

Thank you @ajplus for this excellent piece on #censure @UofT @censureutoronto #HireValentinaNow

[Censure UofT @censureutoronto]

🧵1300+ scholars and luminaries declare support for an unprecedented boycott of @UofT - Canada’s largest and most prestigious university. They're joined by dozens of campus organizations, unions, student groups, alum and hundreds of faculty. 1/9
https://t.co/hMMfJYDPpn
@SanaSaeed

[Samer Muscati @SamerMuscati]

It’s now day 282 of the #UofTScandal.

Each passing day brings more shame to @UofT & more support to @CAUT_ACPPU's censure.

If @UofT's leadership is unwilling or unable to fix this, please step down so that someone else can.

Students, faculty deserve better. @censureutoronto

[Samer Muscati @SamerMuscati]

Several groups & individuals who complained about Judge David Spiro's actions in #UoftScandal want Federal Court to overturn the Canadian Judicial Council's ruling that while Spiro made serious mistakes, he should remain on the bench https://t.co/PR12ogUCvt @censureutoronto @UofT

[Fascists Making Deserts, Calling It Peace @Shanfaraa]

One of my recently graduated students from @UTLaw sent around this email today, which I am posting with his permission. @UofT @censureutoronto @CAUT_ACPPU @AltIhrp @IHRP_UofT #AzarovaAffair #HireValentinaNow

[Louis Century @LouisCentury]

.@UofT’s Departments/Schools of Religion, Environment, Sociology, Anthropology, Islamic Studies, Geography, Women & Gender Studies and Spanish/Portuguese have all issued statements honouring the @CAUT_ACPPU censure of their *own* university. Powerful.
https://t.co/kmOMwfwWCT

[Censure UofT @censureutoronto]

Not to be missed! Join us for this 🔥🔥🔥event in one week!

Thanks to @NathansonCentre for hosting "Equity and the Azarova Affair," a teach-in on the #UofTCensure. Don't miss the first event, "What the hell happened @UTLaw?" w/@reaume_denise @AnverEmon @initialvw & @Shanfaraa

[Kevin Jon Heller 🇺🇸🇩🇰 @kevinjonheller]

Please read the press release below. It makes clear that @UTLaw’s recruitment committee considered Canadian applicants last year and nevertheless unanimously determined that @ValentinaAzarov was the best choice for @IHRP_UofT Director. Nothing has changed.

@censureutoronto

[Samer Muscati @SamerMuscati]

.@UofT, this is simple. Hiring a director without addressing cause of #UofTScandal will get us nowhere.

To repair the damage, @UofT leadership must acknowledge mistakes, embrace accountability, provide redress & expressly guarantee that clinics are protected by academic freedom

[Censure UofT @censureutoronto]

🧵 1/6 While @CAUT_ACPPU #UofTcensure enters its second month, @UofT announced it will resume the search for the @IHRP_UofT director. This continues a regrettable practice of making decisions behind closed doors without consultation with those directly affected.

#AcademicTwitter

[Louis Century @LouisCentury]

Worth noting ‘clinical faculty’ at @uoftmedicine benefit from academic freedom, while @UTLaw has still not affirmed academic freedom for its clinical directors. Kent Roach resigned as chair of @AsperCentre over this still-unresolved issue. His letter: https://t.co/ajen2BqMxA