University Affairs

Without a policy on program closures, the choice to cut can seem somewhat random.
  • 6 years 1 month ago

Policy compose before we close

The practice of suspending admissions — from Fine Art, graduate French Studies and now perhaps to Theological Studies — has opened a can of worms at Queen’s.Continue...

Students are encouraging universities, including Queen’s, to move towards greener energy, like the solar panels pictured above.
  • 6 years 2 months ago

No rest until we divest

Hundreds of universities and colleges across the United States are campaigning to have their school’s divest from fossil fuel companies in an effort to combat climate change.Continue...

Post-doctoral fellows recently held a vote which gave them a mandate to strike.
  • 6 years 3 months ago

PSAC won’t crack despite pressure from Queen’s

Earlier this month, after eighteen months of bargaining, Queen’s post-docs delivered a 92 per cent strike authorization vote.Continue...

From left: Appolonia Karetos, the Judicial Affairs Director, Thomas Pritchard, Vice-President of University Affairs, and Kristen Olver, the Internal Affairs Commissioner.
  • 6 years 4 months ago

Policy to impose sanctions on student groups

The AMS is drafting a policy that will allow it to sanction entire student organizations as part of its Non-Academic Discipline (NAD) system.Continue...

Kelly Orser, president of United Steelworkers Union Local 2010 and 2010-01, hopes to see the union and University return to the bargaining table by the end of the year.
  • 5 years 3 months ago

Union seeks to kickstart stalled negotiations

A rally outside Richardson Hall, held last Thursday by the United Steelworkers Union (USW), called for a return to job evaluation system negotiations that address transparency and pay equity, which have been stalled for months.Continue...

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