Monthly Archives: October 2012

QUFA invites Faculty to Celebrate Fair Employment Week at Grad Club, Wed., 24 October, 4-6 PM.

Posted on October 22, 2012 by mrkjns96

As sent to QUFA members by Paul Young via qufacomm, 22 October 2012: Dear Colleagues, Fair Employment Week (FEW) is a coordinated nationwide observance promoting awareness of the role of contract academic staff on campus. Canadian universities rely increasingly on … Continue reading →

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QUFA Endorses CAUT Report on Michael Mason (16 October 2012)

Posted on October 16, 2012 by mrkjns96

At its meeting today QUFA Council unanimously passed the following resolution (four abstentions): Resolved that QUFA Council finds the CAUT Ad Hoc Investigatory Committee Report on the situation and treatment of Dr. Michael Mason in the Department of History at Queen’s University to be credible, … Continue reading →

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Fair Employment Week at Queen’s, 22-28 October (15 October 2012)

Posted on October 15, 2012 by mrkjns96

Fair Employment Week (FEW) is a coordinated nationwide observance promoting awareness of the role of contract academic staff on campus.  Canadian universities rely increasingly on Contract Academic Staff—that is, on hiring experts to teach for contractually limited periods.

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Open Access Week at Queen’s, 22-28 October (15 October 2012)

Posted on October 15, 2012 by mrkjns96

  Queen’s is participating in International Open Access Week (Oct. 22-28). The open access movement promotes gratis sharing of intellectual work.  The aim of the event on campus is to engage the research community in discussion about the issues and trends related … Continue reading →

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OCUFA Conference: Academia in the Age of Austerity, Jan. 10-11 2013 (posted 15 October 2012)

Posted on October 15, 2012 by mrkjns96

As emailed by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations to members, 15 October 2012: Governments in Canada and elsewhere have embraced “austerity” as a necessary public policy to eliminate budgetary deficits and ensure future prosperity.  How has this “austerity … Continue reading →

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CAUT Declares an ALERT for Concordia University College of Alberta (2 October 2012)

Posted on October 2, 2012 by mrkjns96

As emailed by the Executive Committee, Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), to the CAUT Discussion List, 2 October 2012: CAUT has issued an ALERT to draw attention to the serious threat to the collective bargaining rights of the faculty … Continue reading →

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