On Thursday, April 17, Queen's Senate had a meeting that dealt with budgetary issues, fallout from the PSAC 901 strike, the shrinking of the Bachelor of Arts program, and how Deans are appointed. A win, and a note about gaslighting and the politics of budgets The Provost’s budget update largely focused on scapegoating the Faculty … Continue reading Gaslighting, the politics of budgets, concerns about surveillance, and more
Fair Deal Now! Letters to the Administration, Vol. 2
QCAA continues to receive letters from undergraduate students urging the Principal, the Provost, and the Board of Trustees to return to the table and negotiate a fair deal for PSAC 901 workers. You can read some of those letters below, and find a summary in the word cloud. As of this morning, more than 650 … Continue reading Fair Deal Now! Letters to the Administration, Vol. 2
Fair Deal Now! A Repository of Letters to the Queen’s Administration
QCAA has learned that department heads are being copied on numerous letters sent by undergraduate students to the Principal, the Provost, and the Board of Trustees urging them to return to the table and negotiate a fair deal for PSAC 901 workers. Please encourage students, as well as their parents, Queen’s alumni, faculty and staff … Continue reading Fair Deal Now! A Repository of Letters to the Queen’s Administration
Why and How to Support the PSAC Strike: A Guide for Faculty
WHY SUPPORT THE STRIKE Without graduate student labour, the university cannot function. Over 40 courses in FAS alone this semester are being taught by graduate students. These courses, and hundreds of labs and tutorials, are now on hold. Midterms are being cancelled, papers are being left ungraded, and students in practicums and accredited programs are … Continue reading Why and How to Support the PSAC Strike: A Guide for Faculty
Newsletter #21 (03/13/2025)
Let’s call this the “University Admin Causes More Chaos with a Strike” edition If understaffing, over-filled classes, and digital surveillance weren’t enough of a challenge in our workdays, the university has now forced our grad student workers into a strike. This first-ever academic strike at Queen’s is one more thing to add to the legacy … Continue reading Newsletter #21 (03/13/2025)
Reader Responses to the Principal’s Bicentennial Vision, #3
This is the third in our series of posts featuring readers’ 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. Today’s posts raise a new set of problems … Continue reading Reader Responses to the Principal’s Bicentennial Vision, #3
Gossip Box Round Up, #2
The Queen's rumour mill is churning, and our readers continue to keep QCAA up to speed. Thank you! If you don't see your gossip here today, it means we're saving it for another post. Stay tuned! On Nepotism and Impartiality So nepotism and absolute disregard of impartiality and conflict of interest have hit again. The newly … Continue reading Gossip Box Round Up, #2
Newsletter #20 (01/31/25)
It’s been a while. Let’s just get into it! 1. Solidarity with CUPE members! Hundreds of people attended a rally outside Richardson Hall yesterday in a show of support for CUPE members, who will be in a legal strike position on Monday. Great to see Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario, here to support Queen’s … Continue reading Newsletter #20 (01/31/25)
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
Graduate Students Stage Walkout to Protest Queen’s Funding Cuts
MEDIA ADVISORY For immediate release: September 27, 2024 KINGSTON, ON 27 September 2024 – Graduate students at Queen’s University are joining together to protest the school’s elimination of widely-accessed funding support for Master’s level researchers. The protest is being advertised as an “All Out Walkout to Save Graduate Funding,” and is part of an increasingly … Continue reading Graduate Students Stage Walkout to Protest Queen’s Funding Cuts
Queen's Coalition Against Austerity 