Image by Annette from Pixabay We have reminded the Queen’s community over the last two years that university budget projections are statements about what might happen in the future - but it is in the end-of-year audited financial statements where we can see what is actually going on with the university’s finances. In what has become an annual … Continue reading Update on the 2024-25 budget: Queen’s $60.1 million surplus poured into capital as pressures to cut continue
QCAA is Building!
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!
You are Invited: QCAA Strat and Soc!
RSVP here or via QR code below.
Reader Responses to the Principal’s Bicentennial Vision, Issue #2
This is the second in our series of posts featuring readers’ responses to the Principal’s Bicentennial Vision. While we might support many of the ideas and comments below, we want to be clear that they represent the views of members of the Queen’s community and are not the position of QCAA. A big thanks to … Continue reading Reader Responses to the Principal’s Bicentennial Vision, Issue #2
PSAC 901 Strike Preparation
Queen's TAs, RAs, and TFs are voting on a strike mandate this week. In preparation for job action, PSAC 901 is running information sessions for faculty members, who can register here. All members of the community are invited to sign a solidarity petition, which reads as follows: We are united in our concerns about the financial … Continue reading PSAC 901 Strike Preparation
Reader Responses to the Principal’s Bicentennial Vision, Issue #1
This is the first in our series of posts featuring your responses to the Principal’s Bicentennial Vision. A big thanks to all those who have copied us on their correspondence and a reminder to keep sharing your answers by cutting and pasting them into this anonymous form. Responding to the Principal’s preset questions, the colleague … Continue reading Reader Responses to the Principal’s Bicentennial Vision, Issue #1
CUPE Reaches a Tentative Settlement!
Join the celebration at 11:45 a.m. today (Monday, February 3) at Richardson Hall!
Support the Workers!
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!
FAS Faculty Board this Friday!
This is the venue to ask questions about modular degrees, entry pathways, the academic impact of staffing cuts, what FAS is doing to advocate for the retention of QGA funding for master’s students, and more. Please try to attend in person since the zoom link is livestream only. https://queensu.zoom.us/j/99758657092?pwd=TXB2S2F2aU8rM2pDeFBYT0cya1g2UT09 Meeting ID: 997 5865 7092 Passcode: … Continue reading FAS Faculty Board this Friday!
Queen’s to End QGA Funding for Master’s Students
On Thursday, September 19, the Society of Graduate and Professional Students released a statement announcing that the Queen's Senior Leadership Team plans to eliminate the Queen's Graduate Award (QGA) for new master's students in September 2025. The news sent shockwaves through the community as people grappled with the implications of this measure for a university … Continue reading Queen’s to End QGA Funding for Master’s Students
Queen's Coalition Against Austerity 