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"MUNFA Raising Concerns About Cuts to Mathematics Department Faculty Positions"

https://vocm.com/2026/03/12/munfa-mathematics-department-cuts/

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6/x

"MUN hires VP without community consultation"

https://www.fundmun.ca/news/mun-hires-vp-without-community-consultation

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5/x Meanwhile, Memorial University's senior administration continues to actively undermine the governance structure of the university by finding ways to route around Senate (the body with decision making power on academic matters) through the use of a private consultant.

Details here: https://munfa.ca/administrations-spending-priorities-and-questions-about-shared-governance-at-memorial/

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4/x Fund the Freedom to Learn

"A plaque in the atrium of the Arts and Administration building on MUN’s St. John’s campus reminds us that our university was created as a living tribute to the enormous sacrifices made by the people of Newfoundland and Labrador on the battlefields of Europe: “In the freedom of learning their cause and sacrifice might not be forgotten.”

This legacy is a moving testament to the desire of the people of this province to build something of beauty and meaning that helps us all live better together now and in the future of this place."

https://themuse.ca/letter-fund-the-freedom-to-learn/

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We knew enrolments would drop if tuition were raised. Data were released today during an employee townhall.

Guess what? We were right (shocker).

See here (2021): https://www.caut.ca/bulletin/news-munfa-fighting-a-doubling-of-tuition-fees-and-pse-cuts-in-newfoundland-and-labrador/

And here (2022): https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/josh-lepawsky-nl-governments-underfunding-of-mun-undermines-its-educational-mission-and-the-very-foundations-on-which-democratic-social-life-is-built-100690441

And here for today's data: https://mun.ca/evolve/media/production/memorial/administrative/evolve/Employee-Town-Hall-March-2026-(002).pdf

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2/x The cuts at our university are happening despite the university repeatedly showing that for every $1 of public money put into it, $2 - 4 come out into the broader economy. This tells us that the arguments for cuts are based on 'something' other than evidence.

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1/x For more than a decade, our provincial government has been defunding our university. Now, contract faculty positions are being cut, class sizes are increasing, while students' tuition has increased 2x-4x over the last 2-3 years. Literally, paying more to get less... #munfa #MUN #newfoundland #labrador #postsecondary #university #canada