On January 31, 2024, the Provost Office announced the “Queen’s Renew Project”, directed by Nous Group consultants who have been hired by the university for an undisclosed amount to help the administration make cuts to balance the budget. The first part of this project involves a survey measuring faculty and staff satisfaction with university services … Continue reading Punishing Staff for Being Starved: Critiques of the Nous Cubane “Service Effectiveness Survey”
Use Investment Income for Teaching and Learning
We all know these cuts are hurting the university. We call on the administration to consider alternative paths to achieve fiscal sustainability such as increasing the budgeted income from the Pooled Investment Fund (PIF) so that we can preserve the academic mission of the university rather than the value of its investments. As illustrated in … Continue reading Use Investment Income for Teaching and Learning
A Quick Clarification on HESA blog
QCAA has received several questions about the blog post ‘Is Queen’s Running Out of Money’ posted by Alex Usher of Higher Education Strategy Associates (HESA). There are many important parts of this analysis and we share in the argument that, as put in the blog: There are fair arguments to be had about whether [balancing … Continue reading A Quick Clarification on HESA blog
Queen's Coalition Against Austerity 