Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Sept. 4, Western University approved a new policy limiting on-campus protests, with several other universities taking action against encampment protests from over the summer. But as Amira Benjamin argues, if universities truly want to make their campus a better place, they’ll work with the students who are actively contributing to that very effort.
Reading Time: 3 minutes19 Recognized Student Governments signed a ‘statement of concern’ regarding the university’s possible implementation of a $100 administrative fee for course evaluation deferrals.
Reading Time: 4 minutesUniversity of Ottawa president Jacques Frémont has been reappointed for a second term, which means he’ll lead the school until July 2026. The decision was approved at a Board of Governors meeting on Monday evening.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Association of Part-Time Professors of the University of Ottawa held a two-day conference, branded “(in)visible: the Lived Realities of Contract Faculty,” this past Friday and Saturday. The conference looked to shed light on the lower wages, job insecurity, and stressful working conditions part-time professors can face.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith an open letter to president Jacques Frémont, over 100 professors and librarians at the U of O have joined the chorus of voices demanding further action in the wake of the two carding incidents that have taken place on campus in the past four months.
Reading Time: 4 minutesStudent organizations from across campus held a press conference outside Tabaret Hall on Tuesday morning to push for more action from the university after two carding incidents took place on campus in the past four months.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe university missed an opportunity to lead by example with what could have been a powerful show of support for student activism in the face of a global emergency.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe university discussed potential challenges posed by incoming changes to provincial funding. Under the new system, coming into effect next year, about $165 million in funding could be at risk in the 2024-25 academic year.
Reading Time: 2 minutesI think there’s about 40,000 students who have a much better idea on how to spend that money. Perhaps the university could try offsetting tuition costs, or at least not raise tuition a month after finding out they have a surplus of $15 million.
