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Posters raise questions on adjunct roles at Queen’s University

Posted on November 3, 2009 by | Comments Off on Posters raise questions on adjunct roles at Queen’s University

The Journal: Posters raise questions on adjunct roles

Quality of academic programs, applied lessons will suffer without term adjunct faculty, professor says

The timing of this year’s Fair Employment Week couldn’t be better, Roberta Lamb, Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) political action and communication committee co-chair, said.

Arts and Science Dean Alistair MacLean sent a memo to all department heads this week asking them to plan their 2010-11 budgets and curricula without using term adjunct professors, Lamb said.

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Ontario: Queen’s atmosphere ‘tense’

Posted on May 4, 2009 by | Comments Off on Ontario: Queen’s atmosphere ‘tense’

The Kingston Whig Standard: Queen’s atmosphere ‘tense’
EDUCATION: Faculty association accuses university of balancing books on the backs of professors

Tension is mounting at Queen’s University, where the faculty union is accusing administration of balancing the books at the expense of professors and instructors.

Last week, Principal Tom Williams said layoffs would be unavoidable unless all staff agreed to cost-saving measures such as unpaid days off.

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