Some instructors at the University of Regina (U of R) are speaking out against the rising number of sessional instructors, who work at the university on a term-to-term contract basis. “When I started ...
A year ago I left my partnership burnt out and exhausted, lost and disheartened with it all. Twelve months on, I am working full-time as a sessional GP, loving every day in practice and more ...
After eight years of teaching at the University of Regina, Deborah Simpson is packing it in. As a permanent position at the U of R seems unattainable, she plans to move to Ottawa and leave academia.
Casual academics are a diverse group, with some embracing the flexibility of sessional work, while others lament the job insecurity. It found that some casuals embrace the autonomy and flexibility of ...