A damning news-report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) confirms that senior administrators are refusing to listen to anyone who is part of the university community – students, staff or professors. What is happening is a crisis of governance at York University, where a senior body continually refuses to listen to the concerns of the community. It has become increasingly clear now: they will do whatever they want. They do not see democratic, participatory, decision making, as part of their medieval governance. This administrative staff, who make up a tiny handful of senior administrators, are out of touch with democratic procedures, and how to govern responsibly with the community.
Read the CBC’s news-report on York University’s treatment of the community.