Background
Established in 1964, the mandate of OCUFA is to represent and express the views of academic staff at universities in Ontario in order to improve the quality of higher education in the province. The objectives include representing the interests of its members, advocacy regarding legislation and public policy affecting universities in Ontario, researching applicable areas, resolving differences between members, and information sharing (e.g., conferences). The board of directors maintains governance of the OCUFA while each member (i.e., faculty association) appoints one person to be a director to represent the member at the board. OCUFA membership consists of twenty-six faculty associations that represent all but one of the public universities in Ontario.
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