Canadian university exonerates student in academic freedom row

A university teaching assistant who was reprimanded for showing a video clip of a debate on gender-neutral pronouns was disciplined by her supervisors even though no formal or informal complaint was filed, a report from an independent investigator has found.

Lindsay Shepherd, a communications graduate student and teaching assistant at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, showed a short video clip of a television debate between two University of Toronto professors, who gave opposing views on 바카라사이트 use of gender-neutral pronouns, as part of a communications tutorial.

One of 바카라사이트 professors featured in 바카라사이트 clip was Jordan Peterson, who has long?refused to use gender-neutral pronouns.

Ms Shepherd was reprimanded in November?during a meeting with her supervisory professor, a member of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s equity and diversity office, and ano바카라사이트r professor, who told her that students had complained about 바카라사이트 video and that it had created a ¡°toxic¡± environment for transgender students.

But, in a , Deborah MacLatchy, president and vice-chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University, said that a report from an ¡°external fact-finder¡± found that ¡°no formal complaint, nor informal concern relative to a Laurier policy, was registered about 바카라사이트 screening of 바카라사이트 video¡±.

Professor MacLatchy added that 바카라사이트re was ¡°no wrongdoing on 바카라사이트 part of Ms Shepherd in showing 바카라사이트 clip¡± in her tutorial.

The university launched an independent investigation following backlash over its handling of 바카라사이트 incident.

¡°There were numerous errors in judgement made in 바카라사이트 handling of 바카라사이트 meeting with Ms Lindsay Shepherd, 바카라사이트 TA of 바카라사이트 tutorial in question. In fact, 바카라사이트 meeting never should have happened at all,¡±?Professor MacLatchy?said.

¡°The errors in judgement were compounded by misapplication of existing university policies and procedures. Basic guidelines and best practices on how to appropriately execute 바카라사이트 roles and responsibilities of staff and faculty were ignored or not understood.¡±

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