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U of T professor prioritizes likes over learning

Written on January 21, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

Students are busy enough with their school agendas—they shouldn’t be left searching for hidden personal agendas in their assigned readings. A professor at the University of Toronto (U of T) is offering students up to five per cent in additional “engagement” marks—for tasks including following him...

Queen’s professor honoured with Women in Mining award

Written on March 15, 2019. Posted in News.

After a career spanning over 30 years, Queen’s professor Heather Jamieson has been recognized with a prestigious mentorship award. On March 5, Jamieson was awarded the 2019 Rick Hutson Mentorship Award at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada annual convention in Toronto. The award...

Hearing scheduled in $11.5 million expropriation case against Queen’s

Written on May 28, 2018. Posted in News.

A three-year-old ongoing expropriation case between Queen’s and a professor has a ten-day hearing scheduled, according to a recent decision published by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT). As previously reported by The Journal, Dr. Dijana Oliver lodged a claim on May 19, 2015 with the Ontario...

Lost in Austen after 200 years

Written on July 31, 2017. Posted in Arts.

On the 200th anniversary of Austen’s death, there is still no sign of her work fading to the background of the literary world. Dr. Robert Morrison, a professor of 19th century literature and culture at Queen’s, has taught Austen to students for the past 25 years. For him, the reason is simple: Jane...

School of Computing posts application for second tenure-track position since 1995

Written on March 3, 2017. Posted in News.

After hiring their first tenure track professor in over 20 years this January, the School of Computing has opened up applications for another tenure track position scheduled to begin July 1. The school was affected by a series of retirements from 2007 to 2015, during which seven out of 28 faculty...

You can be unconsciously racist, McMaster expert says

Written on December 1, 2016. Posted in News.

“Denial of racism is also racism,” McMaster Assistant Professor, Ameil Joseph said. Commenting on the recent controversial events at Queen’s in an interview with The Journal, Joseph — an expert on cultural appropriation and racism — explained how the language used to describe ‘racism’ has evolved...

If new positions have one, tell us what the purpose is

Written on September 20, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

Frustration over the hiring of more University admin instead of departmental faculty is clear, but it’s hard to draw the parallel when the exact purpose of these admin positions is blurry. Principal Daniel Woolf recently announced the hiring of Caroline Davis as the inaugural vice-principal (facilities,...

Students, staff and faculty raise thousands of dollars in memory of late professor

Written on August 2, 2016. Posted in News.

In wake of Professor Roger Browse’s death, Zac Baum, CompSci ’17, decided to set up a Tilt page to collect funds in his memory from students and alumni. The funds will be used to purchase a bench in Browse’s name. The computing professor passed away in July 2015 after a long battle with ALS. Browse...

When gender neutrality becomes gender disparity, reevaluate

Written on August 2, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

Mistaking equality for equity fails in practice to level the playing field for female professors. It may seem like a one-letter difference, but policies aiming for equality won’t work unless they take into account the already uneven playing field that exists between men and women in academia. Many...

Remembering chemistry professor K.E. (Ken) Russell

Written on June 6, 2016. Posted in News.

When beloved Queen’s chemistry professor K.E. Russell joined Queen’s in 1954, the university was small — there were only about 2,300 students. Over the next few decades, he watched the university grow, and contributed to the school’s development both within the Chemistry department and beyond. The...

Prof-student love ban shouldn’t be absolute

Written on February 11, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

Prohibiting professor-student relationships isn’t necessary when it doesn’t infringe on academic interests. Last week, Harvard University announced a formal ban on sexual and romantic relationships between professors and all undergraduate students. The policy also includes relationships between teaching...

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U of T professor prioritizes likes over learning

Queen’s professor honoured with Women in Mining award

Hearing scheduled in $11.5 million expropriation case against Queen’s

Lost in Austen after 200 years

School of Computing posts application for second tenure-track position since 1995

You can be unconsciously racist, McMaster expert says

If new positions have one, tell us what the purpose is

Students, staff and faculty raise thousands of dollars in memory of late professor

When gender neutrality becomes gender disparity, reevaluate

Remembering chemistry professor K.E. (Ken) Russell

Prof-student love ban shouldn’t be absolute

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