tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68105759947614263402011-07-08T05:21:19.737-07:00Dalhousie Faculty AssociationRepresenting all teaching, research, professional counselling and professional librarians at Dalhousie University in all matters of employer-employee relations.dalhousie faculty associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492206671146575395noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810575994761426340.post-17634833029235663452010-03-18T10:20:00.001-07:002010-03-18T10:20:41.676-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><br /><h2 style="color: #76735f; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 100; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: mceinline;">The DFA is gravely concerned about the University administration's proposed plan to outsource the teaching of international students to Navitas, an Australian for-profit corporation that specializes in recruiting and teaching students whose academic standing is generally low (below Dalhousie's admission criteria) and who also lack the English-language skills to pass the TOEFL exam. The Open Letter suggests how this "back door" into Dalhousie threatens our reputation and puts a massive strain on our academic standards. Below are links to to relevant articles.</span></span></h2><div style="color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.dfa.ns.ca/file/188" style="color: #258e7f; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">An open letter to the Dalhousie University community from the Dalhousie Faculty Association</a> [DOC]</span></div><div style="color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.dfa.ns.ca/file/186" style="color: #258e7f; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Memorandum from CAUT ("Outsourcing of educational programs to private producers", 2 Feb 2010)</a> [PDF]</span></div><div style="color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.dfa.ns.ca/file/185" style="color: #258e7f; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Document from UK University and College Union: UCU ("Campaign briefing: Who are Navitas?", July 2008)</a> [PDF]</span></div><div style="color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.windsorstar.com/technology/question+resources/2484530/story.html" style="color: #258e7f; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Op-ed from the Windsor Star ("A Question of Resources", 26 Jan 2010)</a></span></div><div style="color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.umfa.ca/pages/association_news/navitas/" style="color: #258e7f; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Letter from University of Manitoba Faculty Association ("International College of Manitoba (ICM): Still Looking for Cooperation", 24 Sept 2008)</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6810575994761426340-1763483302923566345?l=dalfacultyassociation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dalhousie faculty associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492206671146575395noreply@blogger.com1