UPEI Takes Action to Ensure Teaching Excellence and Academic Integrity

UPEI has initiated disciplinary action against Professor David Weale to address concerns related to grading practices in History 322, The History of Christianity from the Reformation to the Present. Pending resolution of the matter, Dr. Joe Velaidum, Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the UPEI Centre for Christianity and Culture, will be teaching the third-year course.

In announcing the action, UPEI President Wade MacLauchlan stated, "It is of paramount importance to ensure the highest standard of academic integrity and attention to student welfare for which UPEI is known. The UPEI community has been especially proud of the fact that our professors rank number one in the country for awards and our students rank third. We are working together to maintain that high reputation."

President MacLauchlan added, "Underpinning the sustained success of UPEI, its faculty and students, is a commitment to hard work, intellectual rigour, and pride in our collective achievements."

Dr. Joe Velaidum took over the History of Christianity course on January 26.