Literature Review
Student focus groups weigh in on university housing
Posted by Tristan Remple on December 26, 2024
Do housing options affect university student lived experiences, including grade point average (GPA) and graduation? This is a question StudentDwellTO, a research partnership between Toronto’s four universities, has set out to answer. The answer they got was – yes.
Indigenous Student Services & Initiatives
Posted by Tristan Remple on December 26, 2024
Northern College offers a range of supports and activities for our Indigenous student. We also offer workshops and activities for the entire college community to learn about Indigenous culture and traditions.
Over half of all Ontario post-secondary workers show signs of job precarity: Report
Posted by Tristan Remple on December 26, 2024
Fifty-three per cent of college and university workers in the province are to some extent precariously employed, according to analysis of Labour Force Survey (LFS) data. The study also includes first-hand accounts of the impacts of precarity from a recent survey of workers.
Starling Community Services
Posted by Tristan Remple on December 26, 2024
Starling Community Services (formerly Lutherwood) is a progressive, not-for-profit health and social service organization that strengthens people's lives by providing mental health, employment, and housing services to more than 16,000 people annually in Waterloo Region and Wellington County.
Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative
Posted by Tristan Remple on December 26, 2024
CHPI funds will be used to assist people who have low income with housing stability.
Lessons in precarity: New research is uncovering what it means to work insecurely in today’s economy—and how a corporate just-in-time mentality at Ontario campuses is transforming education.
Posted by Tristan Remple on December 26, 2024
When Ontario college faculty went on an unprecedented strike last fall, the central issues were academic freedom and working conditions, specifically the rise of precarious work. At least 70% of college faculty are contract employees (partial load, sessional or part time), earning significantly less than their full-time colleagues for virtually identical work. Many work limited hours, with no job security, and are required to reapply for contracts every four months.