BU prof becomes MOFA president
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This article was published 11/07/2023 (1161 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) has selected a new executive for the 2023-24 academic year, which includes installing Brandon University political science professor Allison McCulloch as president.
In a Monday news release announcing the executive shakeup, McCulloch said it is an “honour” to take on this new responsibility after serving as MOFA’s vice-president alongside outgoing president Scott Forbes.
“I’m excited to work with the new executive and council members,” McCulloch stated in a Monday press release.
“We will continue [to] speak with a united voice on crucial issues facing our members, including maintaining the autonomy of our institutions as well as pushing for stable and committed long-term funding for the post-secondary education sector.”
McCulloch has been teaching at BU since 2009, the same year she earned a PhD in political science and government from Queen’s University.
Her current research revolves around topics like the politics of ethnically divided societies, peace processes and democratization in post-conflict states.
McCulloch is currently working on a variety of long-term projects, including two international studies into power-sharing politics in which she is the principal investigator.
She also serves as the editor-in-chief of “Nationalism and Ethnic Politics,” an academic journal that examines political aspects of nationalism and ethnicity to develop more constructive inter-group relations.
Because of her experience as a union organizer and seasoned researcher, Forbes believes that McCulloch is the right person to lead MOFA into the future and represent roughly 1,600 academic staff members from BU, l’Université de Saint-Boniface, the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg.
“She is an accomplished, experienced, and politically savvy academic and I have every confidence in her ability to continue to advance the interests of higher education in our province,” the outgoing president said.
Outside of McCulloch, the union’s 2023-24 executive consists of Patrick Noel of l’Université de Saint-Boniface (vice-president), Peter Ives of the University of Winnipeg (secretary) and Michael Shaw of the University of Manitoba (treasurer).
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