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Hearing word that *French courses* are on the chopping block at @uofg. I seem to recall Laurentian cutting French too. Media folks (ones who don't uncritically parrot admin talking points) might want to explore that.
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Well, if the president says it's the province's fault and we're doing things in a reasonable way, who is a higher ed journalist to question it?
I'm tired of these articles that are basically "a couple of angry faculty say, but the president clarifies..."
theglobeandmail.com/gift/6107e8e18…
I'm tired of these articles that are basically "a couple of angry faculty say, but the president clarifies..."
theglobeandmail.com/gift/6107e8e18…
No one said our finances were at a Laurentian level. What we actually said, and still say, is that many of the same warning signs apply under this @uofg administration as highlighted in the Auditor Geberal's report on Laurentian.
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“My job as president is to make sure that we are sustainable this year, next year, in five years and in 20 years,” Dr. Yates said.
We also had low international enrollment when she became Provost in 2015. Every university has an enrollment corridor and tuition freezes.
We also had low international enrollment when she became Provost in 2015. Every university has an enrollment corridor and tuition freezes.
Going to say it again. An audit of @uofg needs to investigate how we blew through the corridor on new enrollments last year. Seems likely that *someone* panicked about not meeting targets (especially internationsl) and gave the instruction to send out (way too many) more offers.
The registrar was let go (and now the AVPA, who was appointed without a search, is doing that job as well), but I have no doubt it came from the top. President? Provost? Board of Governors? *Someone* is responsible for the massive increase in workload we're dealing with now.
💯. I fully expect some in middle leadership positions at @uofg to try to deflect the blame (senior admin probably not because they have to kiss Ford's ring). The province starving universities and destructive mismanagement at @uofg are two major problems.
To be clear: every university in Ontario is feeling the effects of government policies. But @uofg is doing exceptionally poorly because of financial mismanagement and erosion of collegial governance by the current senior admin. Now they are panicked and causing even more damage.
I say the senior administration, but the Board of Governors is complicit in putting us in this position and continues to be complicit as long as they refuse to exercise oversight or impose accountability. If we go "full Laurentian", it's on them *and* the senior admin. 
The Provost at @uofg has never taught a course here at any level of any size.
I have taught >10,000 students, at every level from 1st year through 4th year and post-graduate. Huge lectures and small seminars, classroon/lab/field, in person and remote, solo and team taught.
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I have taught >10,000 students, at every level from 1st year through 4th year and post-graduate. Huge lectures and small seminars, classroon/lab/field, in person and remote, solo and team taught.
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I think about this fact when I hear of possible decisions from the top like "cancel all courses with enrollments less than 15 students". I think about how I have taught courses with 400, 600, even 1,000 students, and other courses with 10 or 12.
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Some of the most impactful courses I have done -- for the students and for me as an educator and scholar -- have been in-depth, small discussion format courses and field courses. Those can be life-changing for students, lead to grad student recruitment, and inspire research.
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