[Fdu] reminder: The list - TONIGHT at the Tranzac

[Cynthia Wright]

>
> Dear all-
>
> I am writing with a last reminder of the salon tonight at the Tranzac 
> Club. I hope you will be able to join us. We know its a busy time of 
> year, but this is a particularly important event for building 
> connections across our campuses.
>
> As many of your know, the differences in pressures and conditions of 
> work across departments, disciplines and faculties emerged as a major 
> issue during the strikes last year and in conversations since. We 
> organized this event precisely to respond to these questions, and to 
> help us all develop a better understanding of the different challenges 
> we face based on our locations within the University. We have an 
> amazing group of colleagues from the sciences at U of T - faculty and 
> graduate students - coming together to discuss these issues and share 
> their experiences and insights.
>
> Linda Kohn (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, and Biology @ UTM), Paul 
> Hamel (Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology), Patricia O'Campo (Dalla 
> Lana School of Public Health), Robert Fajber (Physics), and Geoffrey 
> Scott (Math) will discuss the challenges scientists face in the 
> university today around issues like the overproduction of science 
> PhDs, precarious employment in the science and professional faculties, 
> and the politics of funding across and within these faculties. Join us 
> for a panel discussion exploring questions such as: What do scientists 
> do at U of T? How is science is funded at U of T? Is our PhD model 
> sustainable?  Are graduate students workers?  The 
> necessities/realities of recruiting domestic PhD candidates. Can we in 
> good conscience advise students to pursue a PhD in science?
>
> *Thursday FEBRUARY 25, 7pm at the Tranzac Club (292 Brunswick Ave). *
> *
> *
> Please join us and circulate the invitation through your networks.
>
> All are welcome. Hope to see you there.
> Deb
>
>
> Deborah Cowen
> Associate Professor
> Department of Geography & Planning
> University of Toronto
> Phone: 416.946.0567
>
> Groundswell Community Justice Trust Fund
> http://groundswellfund.ca
>
>


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