#UBC redaction rampant in release of Gupta resignation records #ubc100...
The University of British Columbia’s Office of the University Counsel released records this morning related to “Dr. Arvind Gupta’s resignation of his appointment as President and Vice-Chancellor.”...
View ArticleNo confidence #UBC time to recall Board, rescind tuition hikes #ubysseynews...
Given the implications that an unelected body has been running the show at the University of British Columbia, through a series of behind the scenes ad hoc committees, confidence in governance has...
View Article#UBC will not be commenting, say what? #ubcnews #ubc100 #ubysseynews #bced
UBC, famous for its pots calling kettles black, is now scrambling to explain why its unaccountable Board of Governors is lecturing its President on accountability. “We are still not certain that you...
View ArticleSpecial issue: Educate. Agitate. Organize: New and Not-So-New Teacher...
We are thrilled to launch this Special Issue of Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labour: EDUCATE. AGITATE. ORGANIZE: NEW AND NOT-SO-NEW TEACHER MOVEMENTS Special Issue of Workplace Edited by Mark...
View Article#UBC BoG: time for Nolan Principles #ubcnews #ubc100 #ubcclean #bced
Give us break UBC: Board of Governors, Senate, and other admin committee work is not rocket science. However, given the release of records and findings of shadow systems and backroom deals, it’s time...
View ArticleWhy are #UBC managers resisting change? Follow the $$ #ubcclean #ubc100...
Since University of B. C. President Arvind Gupta resigned unexpectedly last August, the institution’s managers and governors agreed to remain silent and move records and answers to non-disclosure...
View Article#UBC Dean time to come #ubcclean #ubc100 #ubcnews #bced #ubcgss
UBC Deans, what do you know and when did you know it? After six months and a crisis that’s growing, it is time to come clean. The Freedom of Information disclosure indicates that you were unhappy with...
View ArticleAcademic freedom download Smith report on Berdahl case #UBC #ubcclean #ubc100...
Download full Smith Report On 7 August, the University of British Columbia announced the sudden resignation of President Arvind Gupta. The next day, Professor Jennifer Berdahl queried whether he lost...
View Article#UBC deans in hot-seat for mere assertion of excellence #ubcclean #ubc100...
In an era not too long ago, deans were able to assert their authority on most matters of governance, finance, management, and planning. Now, with credibility and legitimacy eroding, with shadow systems...
View Article#UBC vague on budget, opaque on process #ubcnews #ubc100 #bced #bcpoli
Lo and behold, the University of British Columbia finally made an announcement about the budget leading into a new fiscal year (1 April 2016). Trouble is, the budget news is vague and the process...
View Article#UBC operating under ‘constrained funding’ means what? #ubcnews #ubc100...
In the opaque cloud of process, the University of British Columbia announced yesterday that it is operating “in a constrained funding environment.” So what in the world does “constrained funding” mean?...
View Article#UBC faculty moving to ‘no confidence’ in Board of Governors #ubcnews #ubcbog...
Building from the power of petition, faculty members at the University of British Columbia are moving toward a vote of no confidence in the Board of Governors. A “no confidence” vote will set a new...
View Article#UBC admin again dodges accountability in report on privacy breach @ubcnews...
Yet another “investigation” into administrative mismanagement at the University of British Columbia has failed to find any facts related to leadership. Today’s report on the investigation into the...
View ArticlePatronage at #UBC and the dangers of gated management #ubc100 #ubcnews #bced...
If there is anything learned at the University of British Columbia since the announcement of President Gupta’s resignation on 7 August 2015, it is that patronage is the institution’s greatest threat to...
View Article#UBC budget retreat records FoI (12 Faculties) #ubcnews #ubc100 #bced...
The Faculty Association of UBC raised some key concerns this week over the University’s budget. Key concerns include UBC’s: overuse of discretionary revenue on capital expenditures: “diversion of...
View ArticleVancouver’s K-12-university crisis #ubc #ubcnews #bced #ubced
Stephen Petrina & E. Wayne Ross, Vancouver Observer, October 7, 2016– Vancouver, the city of disparities, is faced with polar opposites in its educational system. The contrast between K-12 schools...
View ArticleDignity at work and #mismanagement at #UBC #ubcnews #bced #ubysseynews
There have been questions about what we mean by “mismanagement” at the University of British Columbia? What is meant by claims that at key moments in the past two years, there was evident mismanagement...
View ArticlePeter Wylie: Case study of #UBC, Okanagan campus #ubconews #ubcnews #ubceduc...
Peter Wylie Associate Professor, Economics University of British Columbia A New University in an Underrepresented Region: A Case Study of University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Canada Paper...
View Article#UBC #shameless in taking shopping bag donations #ubcnews #bced #bcpoli
Why is the University of British Columbia now taking bag donations from Whole Foods supermarket, effectively robbing from the poor to give to the rich? Yes, UBC, which boasts a $2b annual budget has...
View ArticleReally #UBC? Taking $7,230 in grocery bag donations? #ubcnews #bced #bcpoli
It has become increasingly difficult to entertain appeals that the University of British Columbia is underfunded by the Ministry. Surely, other postsecondary institutions in BC are chronically...
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