News, background and documentation on (in)visible, the 2019 APTPUO academic conference
Interdisciplinary Colloquium – The Commodification of University Education and the Valorization of Capitalism and Clientelism
2023-10-11
Poster EN Date: Friday, November 3, 2023, starting at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). Location: Alex Trebek Alumni Hall (Room 116, 157, Séraphin-Marion Private, Ottawa, ON). Description: The APTPUO invites you to its colloquium entitled “The Commodification of University Education and the Valorization of Capitalism and Clientelism” to discuss and exchange
Look back at the (in)visible Conference
2019-11-07
The APTPUO organized the (in)visible conference October 25 & 26, 2019. Close to one hundred participants were united over the two day event. We can truly say the event was a success! An event to repeat! During these two days, we discussed various topics that shed light on the situation
The (in)visible conference
2019-10-25
The APTPUO conference, (in)visible: the Lived Realities of Contract Faculty, is held on campus October 25 and 26. You can register here. Complete program The complete program in print format can be found here. If you intend to print your own copy, select print on both sides and flip on short
Video: Interview with Jamie Brownlee
2019-10-10
Professor Jamie Brownlee shares his thoughts on the status of higher education in Canada today. Celebrated author of Academia, Inc., Professor Brownlee’s reflections are particularly valuable to contract faculty in terms of explaining how the academic class system evolved over the last forty years and was driven by a free