This theme is in relation to the (in)visible conference. What is research? A pillar of contemporary universities is splitting their faculty into separate classes: tenured professors, adjuncts, visiting, replacement and part-time etc. This fracturing of the […]
Daily Archives: 2019-06-18
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This theme is in relation to the (in)visible conference. In Queen’s Park, austerity measures have blown a hole in university budgets, cut student financial aid and eliminated bargaining rights for contract faculty. There is little doubt […]
This theme is in relation to the (in)visible conference. Multiple surveys have established that contract faculty suffer from low wages, high stress and poor working conditions. A Conference Board of Canada survey revealed that within a […]
This theme is in relation to the (in)visible conference. Let’s talk about wellness Teaching is a demanding profession. Surveys of faculty at both the secondary and post-secondary level reveal high levels of stress, rooted in long hours […]