Faculty members at the First Nations University of Canada say they are not prepared to follow the board of governors' instructions to keep quiet in the wake of revelations from an independent investigation into the institution's president.
"University leadership is expected to be ethical, financially responsible, student-centred and deeply accountable to the people and communities it serves. This is not the leadership style currently in place at FNUniv," reads a statement signed by unnamed "concerned FNUniv faculty" and provided to CBC News.
A representative of the group said they decided not to list their names on the statement because of concerns about possible retaliation.
"We issue this statement out of a sense of responsibility. FNUniv was built to be a place of hope, resurgence and innovation," the statement said. "We will not stand by as its future is jeopardized."
The university's board of governors hired Deloitte Legal, an affiliate of accounting firm Deloitte LLP, to investigate more than two dozen allegations against university president Jacqueline Ottmann in 2023.
This summer, CBC obtained a copy of the lengthy report.
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