Letters to Trent: A Special Issue This Week
For the past few years the thirteenth issue of Arthur (the first paper published after the winter break) has been themed. This year we decided to provide an opportunity for …
Month: January 2014
Trent, Engage!
Dear Trent, The momentum for change at Trent has begun and it isn’t going to stop or reverse itself. Change is coming whether we want it or not. Many of …
Achieving a Fair Funding Arrangement Must Be the Admin’s Top Priority
Trent is a university renowned for its philosophic and pedagogical vitality. It is one that has achieved respect and recognition from its peers by attempting to formulate a unique approach …
Going International: A Letter from the President of TISA
Dear Trent, During the final week of the past fall semester, I had the chance to assist with the feedback discussion about the Trent International Program (TIP) review, undergone last …
The Strategic Mandate Agreement: A Misrepresentation of Trent’s True Identity?
This year’s Strategic Mandate Agreement (SMA) left a lot to be desired when it was initially released on November 15 in the form of a Green Paper on the MyTrent …
How to Avoid the Carbon Bubble: Divest from Fossil Fuels
How’s this for a new year’s resolution, Trent? Let’s become the first university in Canada to divest from the fossil fuel industry. If you aren’t convinced yet, you may not …
Queen’s–Trent Program Slashed and What this will Mean
We were all braced for big changes to happen in the world of education, but no one expected that on November 26, it would be announced that the Queen’s-Trent Concurrent …
Trent Radio <3 Trent U
Dear Trent University, It seems like only yesterday when we got together, but, with so many years gone by now, our romance only grows stronger. I have been singing your …
Hungry for Food Justice: The Time is Ripe for Change
Dear Trent University, As the new year begins, the future of food services at Trent University is on our minds at Sustainable Trent. After almost 15 years with Aramark as …
An Open Letter to Undergraduate Students from a GTA
This is my fourth year as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA). I’ve taught at two universities in four classes, two at the first year level and two second year. Incontestably, …