I’ve heard from several sources that one (?) unit in FAS is considering breaking away from the faculty, and that they are doing so with the support of the upper administration. Why has there been no consultation about this move? How does this comply with the QUFA roll-over agreement, which prohibits restructuring before June 2026, … Continue reading Gossip Box Round Up, #4
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)
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)
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 #14 (4/26/2024)
Thanks for reading and sharing these newsletters, with special appreciation to those who have been sharing with staff, faculty and students in your departments. If you just found us recently, you can see the 13 previous editions of this newsletter on this website. Here you will also find recordings of the three teach-ins we have … Continue reading Newsletter #14 (4/26/2024)
Anti-Austerity Reading Group Feb 13, 5:30pm @ Grad Club
Join QCAA and Queen's Students Vs Cuts on Tuesday, February 13th, 5:30-7:30pm, on the 2nd floor of the Grad Club, for a Reading Group about austerity, vampiric consulting firms, and university restructuring. Verhoeven, D., & Eltham, B. (2023). “Nousferatu”: Are corporate consultants extracting the lifeblood from universities? Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, 1–23. … Continue reading Anti-Austerity Reading Group Feb 13, 5:30pm @ Grad Club
Queen's Coalition Against Austerity 