Thursday, March 24, 2011

A little GSS history

I admit to watching with interest as Pro- and Ant- CFS campaigners dash about campus for the pending UVSS referendum on CFS memebrship, and my thoughts turn to our own departure from the CFS in March 2008.

No doubt for similar reasons, I was asked by some undergrads what our reasons for leaving were. I am not sure the situation of undergrads in 2011 is the same as those at the GSS in 2008, but I posted the GSS articles from the era here for those who are curious.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

News of interest: $2M penality for McGill and Cracks in the PhD Glass Ceiling

Quebec slaps McGill with $2M penalty over MBA

Tuition increase to 29,500/year going too far, say courts.



Meanwhile, the "glass ceiling" has some cracks at the PhD and Full prof level:

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=415400&c=1

It would be good to know how this relates to the 60% majority female undergrads over the same time periods...