Posts Tagged: president

Editorial—Academic Mercenaries

In a convenient bit of timing, this week I had the opportunity to attend a press conference and technical briefing with the AB government about Phase III of their review of Alberta’s Agencies, Boards, and Commissions.  This phase dealt with post-secondary institutions, specifically the Presidents of the universities, although other senior management staff will also… Read more »

Editorial—Sweet Job if you Can Get It

There’s been somewhat of a kerfuffle over at U of A over the past couple weeks since they announced that they might be having to cut their 2018-2019 budget by 4% while raising fees for students who live in residence and international students.  This was exacerbated when Advanced Education Minister Marlin Schmidt spoke of the… Read more »

AU-Thentic Events

FHSS Research Talks From Indigenous Apple Orchards to the Cultural Mechanics of Trojan Asteroids Friday, February 23, 2:00 to 4:00 pm MST Edmonton (AUE 1217) In-person and online Hosted by AU Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences athabascau.adobeconnect.com/fhss-research no pre-registration required; connect via above link or phone 1-855-228-6652; participant code 7503945 AUSU Election Debate #3… Read more »