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Alex Patterson Confessions of a Contract Instructor: Peripheral Profs from the Precariat 4
This series is written anonymously by contract instructors at the University of Alberta. Unlike fully-tenured professors who have higher salaries…
Read More » - Christina Varvis
Budget 2017: Extended Coverage
According to Finance Minister Joe Ceci, the NDP’s third provincial budget was meant to be without surprises. The Advanced Education…
Read More » - Ab Sch
Board of Governors welcomes six new members
Diversity has “mostly likely been” a leading factor in the selection of the University of Alberta’s six new Board of…
Read More » - Christina Varvis
University anticipating funding cuts, job cuts
The University of Alberta is planning for a budget cut that will cut jobs equal to 200 faculty. The arithmetic,…
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Devonian Botanic Garden expecting new pavilion
Currently, patrons of the University of Alberta’s Devonian Botanic Garden have to stay home on rainy days. The 58-year-old venue…
Read More » - Willow Austin
U of A avoids cutting journal subscriptions despite rising costs
While University of Alberta students may be able to download scholarly articles seemingly for free, the costs of providing these…
Read More » - Danika Kunimoto
U of A weighs pros and cons of teaching tenure
Future students at the University of Alberta may be sitting in classrooms of professors hired to focus on teaching. The…
Read More » - Christina Varvis
Letter to the Editor: CAUS response to editorial (“Take a deeper look before vilifying tuition increases”)
The following is in response to an editorial by Mitch Sorensen, as published in the January 2017 issue of The…
Read More » - Lara Kmech
Sexual violence policy anticipated for July 2017
There were 43 official victims of sexual violence on campus last year, and they didn’t have a policy outlining how…
Read More » - Jamie Sarkonak
Student charged after malware potentially affects 3,323 CCID-holders
Yibin Xu, a 19-year old University of Alberta student, is facing charges after malware was installed on more than 300…
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