QCAA calls on all students, faculty, and staff to stand with CUPE workers fighting for a fair deal. Join the Support the Workers rally tomorrow, Thursday, January 30, at 11:45 a.m. at Richardson Hall. The 1000 tradespeople, custodians and caretakers, food service workers, and library, classroom, and lab technicians who keep Queen's running are facing … Continue reading Support the Workers!
Deane vs Deane: Will the Real Principal Please Stand Up?
In our last post, we outlined some of our concerns with Principal Deane’s Bicentennial Vision, giving him a failing grade for his analysis. But perhaps we were being too harsh? We know that in the past, the Principal has demonstrated a keen sense of critical analysis, including in an interview with University World News published … Continue reading Deane vs Deane: Will the Real Principal Please Stand Up?
Newsletter #19 (11/21/2024)
This will be a short issue today, but there is definitely more to talk about. Stay tuned. 1. As always, let’s start with the money. According to the university’s Investments Services website, the combined value of the institution’s short-term and Pooled Investment Funds (PIF) surpassed one billion dollars for the first time. This is an … Continue reading Newsletter #19 (11/21/2024)
Newsletter #18 (9/26/2024)
Let’s start with the money. $20.4 million. 1. Queen’s University ended the 2023-24 fiscal year with an operating surplus of $20.4 million. The year-end consolidated financial statements are included in the agenda package for this weekend’s Board of Trustees meeting. QCAA has posted a commentary on the statement that draws our attention to the unusual … Continue reading Newsletter #18 (9/26/2024)
Newsletter #17 (6/26/2024)
The mess that is the ideologically-motivated restructuring of the Faculty of Arts and Science continues apace. FAS teaches 70 percent of Queen’s students; it was long the source of the reputation for excellence that was seen to accrue to a Queen’s education. Disparaged by a populist provincial government that has refused to provide adequate funding, … Continue reading Newsletter #17 (6/26/2024)
Queen's Coalition Against Austerity 