On January 26, 2024 the National Post published a story about the budget cuts and ongoing tensions at Queen’s. Drawing on interviews across a variety of constituents at the university, journalist Joseph Brean quickly cuts to the heart of austerity concerns:

“these cuts are being made in a hurried panic, dictated from on high without clear rationale, guided by blunt strategy that is laying waste to the traditional academic cornerstones of an ancient Canadian institution.”

Brean touches on how enrollment caps will decimate language programs, how the streamlining of curriculum will undermine specialization, and how a ‘chippy’ Provost is undermining morale. Check it out here: https://nationalpost.com/news/queens-university-cuts