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International graduate students now eligible to hold TA and RA positions

Written on December 3, 2020. Posted in News.

Late this summer, international graduate students living abroad found, due to their location, they would be unable to hold TA or RA positions during the Fall 2020 term. Graduate students, who often rely on income from TA and RA positions to fund their education, had to either return to Canada in...

The unclear rules of student-TA relationships

Written on September 7, 2018. Posted in Features, Investigations.

As students and teaching assistants (TAs) return to classes, some will bond over more than their lessons. As of Fall 2017, the University employed 1,850 TAs in a wide range of departments, class sizes, and duties. But intimate relationships between some students and TAs might often be overlooked. Most...

Professional Student Teaching Assistants to Join PSAC local 901

Written on March 16, 2018. Posted in News.

On Mar. 9, Queen’s voluntarily recognized professional student teaching assistants (TAs) in the Juris Doctor and Doctor of Medicine programs are falling under the umbrella of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) bargaining unit. In a statement from PSAC, Lino Vieira, Political Communications...

Teaching Assistants Union launches condom campaign

Written on November 24, 2017. Posted in News.

To get the attention of students in their most recent campaign, Public Service Alliance of Canada Local 901 have handed out condoms throughout campus that read “Teaching Assistants and Fellows need union protection.” Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 901 represents approximately 2,000...

Queen’s far from Canada’s “best employer”

Written on March 7, 2017. Posted in Opinions.

Last week, Queen’s was cited as Canada’s best employer by Forbes magazine. This assessment may ring true for some workers at Queen’s, however for many others it sounds like a Beaverton headline. While Queen’s may provide stable and dignified work for some, many others are still personally...

You’re no Swift, Gazette

Written on September 4, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

Western’s student newspaper showed an incredible lack of judgment in publishing a series of offensive stories last month. In their annual frosh issue, the Western Gazette published articles that encouraged the sexual harassment of teaching assistants, drug use and excessive drinking, causing a wave...

Teaching goes both ways

Written on February 11, 2014. Posted in Features.

These days, your undergraduate experience isn’t complete without Teaching Assistants. This semester, there are 1,435 Teaching Assistants (TAs) working in undergraduate classrooms at Queen’s. They help in facilitating student learning and act as a first point of contact in ever-growing classes. Stephanie...

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International graduate students now eligible to hold TA and RA positions

The unclear rules of student-TA relationships

Professional Student Teaching Assistants to Join PSAC local 901

Teaching Assistants Union launches condom campaign

Queen’s far from Canada’s “best employer”

You’re no Swift, Gazette

Teaching goes both ways

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