Labour
The secret life of a sessional instructor
November 21, 2016Sessional instructors, also known as adjunct faculty, are every university’s secret. We know they exist, but we don’t know too much about them, what they do, or why job security in academia is such a large issue. Don’t be surprised when I tell you that a significant portion of your courses at SFU might have been taught by sessional instructors. I’m taking four classes this semester, two of which are being given by sessional instructors. The Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) at SFU has reported that sessionals provide over 20 percent of undergraduate courses. What is adjunct faculty? Sessional instructors…
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Sweden’s policy can solve the emotional labour debate
February 1, 2016[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hree waves of feminism later, women are still fighting for equality in today’s society. “Unpaid emotional labour is being hailed as the next feminist frontier,” writes Leah McLaren for The Globe and Mail. She, herself, has been downtrodden with extra…
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SFU drives on its brand new roads
October 6, 2014SFU Burnaby will now have full use of its new campus roads as construction comes to a close. On Monday, October 6, transit routes will return to what they were last year, before the beginning of the roadway improvement project.…
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