What concerns do you have about the direction of Queen’s? How can we better advocate for collegial governance, fair and transparent budgeting, and freedom from surveillance and policing? Do you want to build relationships with like-minded colleagues and contribute to the anti-austerity movement? You are invited to bring your ideas and energy to our Strat … Continue reading QCAA is Building!
Guest Post: Is Austerity Undermining Queen’s’ Commitment to Reconciliation, Decolonisation, and Indigenisation?
Ten years ago, in 2015, after six years of listening to the testimonies of over 7000 residential school survivors, the late Honourable Murray Sinclair, Chancellor Emeritus, released the 94 Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. In 2016, Queen’s established its own Truth and Reconciliation Task Force to respond to the TRC Calls … Continue reading Guest Post: Is Austerity Undermining Queen’s’ Commitment to Reconciliation, Decolonisation, and Indigenisation?
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September Updates
Here are our September updates on what's been happening on campus, this time with news on collegial governance, workplace surveillance, and more.
Congratulations PSAC 901!
We congratulate our colleagues from PSAC 901 on ratifying a new collective agreement on the night of April 17. You managed to move the administration to make substantial concessions on wages, childcare, gender-affirming care, caste discrimination, and, perhaps most importantly, you laid the groundwork for strengthening your collective agreement with anti-clawback language to protect your … Continue reading Congratulations PSAC 901!
While Senior Admin Stalls, We Speak Out: Students, Parents, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Demand Action
Thousands have already signed. Join students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni in calling for urgent action to protect graduate workers and undergraduate education [links to sign the letters at bottom of the page]. Across Queen’s University, a broad and growing community of faculty, undergraduate students, parents, alumni, and staff continues to express its unwavering solidarity … Continue reading While Senior Admin Stalls, We Speak Out: Students, Parents, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Demand Action
Introducing the Austerity Gossip Box
The failure of the Principal, the Provost, and other members of the upper administration to inform and consult with faculty, staff, and students has made the rumour mill one of the more reliable sources of information about the rollout and impact of austerity measures here at Queen’s. Scholars have long understood gossip as a practice … Continue reading Introducing the Austerity Gossip Box
Queen’s Bicentennial Vision: From Liberal Arts University to Technical School
The murky process guiding the administration’s drive to restructure Queen’s got a bit more concrete last week when Principal Deane released a discussion paper, Queen’s Bicentennial Vision, in an email to all members of the university community. Readers who attended the December Senate meeting, where the Principal faced pressure to reveal the administration’s plans, will … Continue reading Queen’s Bicentennial Vision: From Liberal Arts University to Technical School
What Happened at Faculty Board?
Members present at a three-hour FAS Faculty Board meeting on Friday, November 22, emerged from Dupuis Hall with more questions than answers about the proposed shift to a modular degree framework. You can read a blow-by-blow account of the meeting below. A brief overview of what happened is as follows: At the end of a … Continue reading What Happened at Faculty Board?
Modular Degrees and FAS Faculty Board
Associate Dean (Academic) Jenn Stephenson has been on a public relations blitz in the run up to a major vote at this Friday's Faculty of Arts and Science Faculty Board meeting. Clearly nervous about resistance, Stephenson took to the pages of the Queen’s Journal to defend the controversial modular degree framework, which will reduce the … Continue reading Modular Degrees and FAS Faculty Board
Queen's Coalition Against Austerity 