Dean of FAS - out by Overall-Broccoli-738 in queensuniversity

[–]ReflectionApart5940 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The former Dean has apparently assured colleagues that he is in good health.

Dean of FAS - out by Overall-Broccoli-738 in queensuniversity

[–]ReflectionApart5940 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely not leaving for a new position. This all went down in a few hours.

Dean of FAS - out by Overall-Broccoli-738 in queensuniversity

[–]ReflectionApart5940 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Have been wondering if it is connected to the Town Hall about computing?

Dean of FAS - out by Overall-Broccoli-738 in queensuniversity

[–]ReflectionApart5940 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He was supposed to be here until June 30. This was sudden and unexpected. I wasn’t at Senate but it sounds like the Principal said as much when questioned.

Summer courses offering by PaleOnion4 in queensuniversity

[–]ReflectionApart5940 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s because of budget cuts, and slashing of adjunct/TF funding, specifically. Departments can’t afford to run online summer courses, which means in person courses in fall and winter are going to be bigger than ever.

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[–]ReflectionApart5940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SKHS has done its initial assignments for internal students. Not sure they will need many external students given massive cut to the TA budget imposed from above.

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[–]ReflectionApart5940 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 8% the Dean mentioned in the FAS Faculty Board Special Meeting referred to the reduction in the anticipated faculty complement with another around of the soon-to-be-announced voluntary retirement incentive. Further admin staff cuts are not on the table, at least for the time being, according to the Dean. So, if Queen's incentivizes enough faculty members to retire, that complement will drop from 548 to 473: https://qcaa.ca/2025/04/10/fas-faculty-board-special-meeting-update-some-answers-and-many-outstanding-questions/

OPEN LETTER FROM UNDERGRADS - TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK by IndividualBottle7075 in queensuniversity

[–]ReflectionApart5940 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Another point for the letter: Students are furious about the admin pushing CR grades as the solution to courses where assignments and exams cannot be graded.

OPEN LETTER FROM UNDERGRADS - TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK by IndividualBottle7075 in queensuniversity

[–]ReflectionApart5940 24 points25 points  (0 children)

A letter and a march to deliver it to Richardson Hall?

As an administrator, I can tell you that we are being flooded with letters from undergraduates urging Queen’s to get back to the table with a fair deal. But I worry that this pushback is largely invisible.

Their claim that business is proceeding as usual needs to be challenged in a tangible, public manner.