Previously, I argued that though we sessional instructors give great service and commitment to the University of Calgary, the unfairness of our working conditions has grown to a situation that is now laughable. Every experience is an opportunity to learn, however, and though sessional issues may remain a subtext here, the purpose is to tell… Continue reading Lifting up mine eyes–finally
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The secession of the pleb
Students would not normally see a difference between sessional and tenured lecturers. This is a good thing: we sessionals are generally as well qualified for the job and we do it at least as well because most of us love teaching rather than focusing on research. Recent media attention has highlighted difficulties we face, such… Continue reading The secession of the pleb
Letter: A Rebuttal
Editor, the Gauntlet, [Re: “The Muslim,” letter, Dec. 7, 2006.] Fact is evidently an unfamiliar concept to Allison Dube. Mr. Dube criticizes my letter on Sarah Malik’s article series, “The Muslim,” for “faulting her for writing something she was not trying to write”–a “history of Islam.” In fact, the lead paragraph on the first instalment… Continue reading Letter: A Rebuttal
Letter: “The Muslim” Informative
Editor, the Gauntlet, [Re: “The Muslim,” Sarah Malik, Nov. 9, 16 and 23, 2006] I would like both to praise Sarah Malik’s series of articles on “The Muslim” and disagree strongly with professor Schmiel’s charge that they are “one-sided.” Ms. Malik’s articles have done a great job shedding light on two important themes if we… Continue reading Letter: “The Muslim” Informative
A rave review
By Allison Dube
Editor, the GauntletI thought I recognized your name from one of my classes a couple years ago (Poli 201), so I read your article in the current Gauntlet. Just wanted to take a second to let you know (whether my memory is working right or not) that I thought it was excellent!I don’t listen to… Continue reading A rave review
Sessional instructors get shafted
Allison Dube is an instructor in the department of Political Science. After listening to him for less than ten minutes, it is immediately apparent that while he loves his work, he is horribly frustrated. Allison Dube, along with about 500 other University of Calgary faculty members, is a sessional instructor. “I love this institution but… Continue reading Sessional instructors get shafted
Research versus teaching: A sessional story
The University of Calgary is an institution that prides itself on an endless devotion to research and with adequate scores by different university ranking groups the school is doing well for itself. It doesn’t take much searching to spot the scores of students in the library pouring over books, compiling information for papers, theses and… Continue reading Research versus teaching: A sessional story
Awards given to super-profs
Life as a university student can be hectic. Between exams, term papers and making it to work on time, class can be a low priority. But there are some classes you never miss. It could be the impending terror of missing content, but it is normally because you enjoy time spent there. University of Calgary… Continue reading Awards given to super-profs
Struggling sessionals
It’s a generally-accepted view that university professors are paid more than burger-flippers. However, many students would be shocked and appalled to learn the wages at McDonalds are significantly higher than those received by a full quarter of the university’s teaching staff. Sessional instructors at the university comprise 25.7 per cent of the overall academic staff.… Continue reading Struggling sessionals
Sessionals in need
Students might not notice if their professor is a sessional or a standard employee, but the professors that can’t afford to work here do. The University of Calgary hires roughly 900 sessionals every year. Sessionals are hired to teach one or two courses per semester without knowing if they’ll be re-hired in the future. They… Continue reading Sessionals in need