January was a little scary...ok...a lot scary. We watched, more than slightly terrified, as sales dropped and dropped and, well, you get the picture. February, normally a slow month for sales of books, subscriptions and job postings, was a record month in terms of sales....
sessional faculty
I was reading the other day about the recent Canadian Council on Learning's report on post-secondary education in the Toronto Globe and Mail. It was almost too perfect that at.
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has kicked off a campaign to change the law that bars part-time college staff from unionizing. “Ontario is the only province in Canada where.
by Christopher Cumo In Canada, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) represents full-time faculty, and roughly equal numbers of sessionals (part-time fac-ulty) and graduate students, estimates Mary McCarthy, a National Representative with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). Thanks to the joint bargaining...
by Christopher Cumo In Canada, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) represents full-time faculty, and roughly equal numbers of sessionals (part-time fac-ulty) and graduate students, estimates Mary McCarthy, a.
by Mark Macneill ON A MODEST annual household income of just under $100,000 Canadian ($64,000 in U.S. dollars), my young family of four was struggling to keep up with the.
by Amanda Eidinger I probably don’t have to tell you that, as much as we love doing it, teaching can be physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausting work. By the time I get home from a day of teaching and office hours, I tend to feel completely...
by Raechel Huizinga Former adjunct English Professor Andrew Bretz, who passed away on Aug. 21, 2018 at the age of 42, was under investigation for sexual harassment by the University.
by Jack Hauen and Zak Vescera Canadian Professor Colin Green has been teaching in the University of British Columbia's history department for 15 years — but at least once a year, he has.
When the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) conducted a national survey of contract academic staff last year, it was the first time this growing segment of the academic workforce was given such a voice in Canada. The survey aimed to hear about their working...
