Etiket: UQAM
Child pornography | A former lecturer at UQAM receives a lenient sentence
A visual artist and lecturer at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) for more than 15 years got away with a very lenient sentence of eight months in prison…
Graffiti and vandalism at UQAM
“Bur all”, “F*ck UQAM”, “Elections trap to idiots”: corridors of the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) were lined with graffiti, earlier this week. The management, which condemns acts of…
UQAM researchers have identified at least 75 foreign cyber threats targeting Canada since 2010.
New academic analysis has identified at least 75 foreign political or industrial cyber threats targeting Canada since 2010, ranging from attempts to steal COVID-19-related research to targeting Uighur human rights…
Former UQAM professor accused of repeated assaults
A world-renowned Quebec researcher is accused of repeatedly beating and sexually assaulting a woman in a marital context. A specialist in time management and well-being, Brad Aeon was until recently…
Hate towards women | The writings of a fan of Marc Lépine have sown fear at UQAM
Stuff for committing a massacre in a school, calls to kill feminists and burn down universities, photo montages of Marc Lépine armed to the teeth. The posts of anti-feminist blogger…
The number of virtual courses offered is skyrocketing at UQAM
Virtual courses are taking up more and more space in the curricula of the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQÀM). From 81 courses offered online before the pandemic, this number…
Earth Day | Issues of the century, of the city and of UQAM
Earth Day is a time when the call for mobilization takes on a planetary scale and when the plural issues force in-depth reflection, which the pandemic has accelerated. Posted at…
[Opinion] “Did you study at UQAM?!”
I graduated from the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) in 2020, the year the pandemic began. In this context, I was happy (and relieved) to be able to find…
“I don’t feel safe at UQAM”
Threats, intimidation, vandalized premises: political science students from the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) say they are the target of a campaign of harassment from extremist militants. Shaken, half…
Agreement between lecturers and UQAM management
The general strike by lecturers at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) was averted at the last minute. The union and the university management finally reached an agreement. Posted…
A strike by UQAM lecturers is avoided
The strike by lecturers at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) which was to begin on Monday is suspended. The UQAM Teachers’ Union, which represents lecturers, reported shortly before…
UQAM | The lecturers’ strike scheduled for Monday is suspended
(Montreal) The strike by lecturers at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) which was to begin on Monday has been suspended. Posted at 6:20 a.m. Jean-Philippe Denoncourt The Canadian…
UQAM lecturers on strike Monday
The approximately 2,500 members of the Union of Professors and Teachers of UQAM (SPPEUQAM-CSN) will be on strike Monday morning to express their “dissatisfaction” with the negotiations that have lasted…
UQAM seeks to improve secondary education systems in Francophone Africa
This text is part of the special Francophonie booklet Comparing the similarities and disparities between the secondary school programs of 21 French-speaking African countries is the mandate given to two…
Lecturers support a 90% strike vote at UQAM
The UQAM Teachers’ Union, which represents lecturers, reported Thursday that the day before, its members voted 90% for an indefinite general strike at the time deemed appropriate. The president of…
UQAM lecturers vote for a strike mandate
The lecturers at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) voted by a large majority for an indefinite general strike mandate, after a year of “trampling” negotiations. Their demands: less…
Portraits of three scholarship recipients from the new Fund for Women in Science at UQAM
This text is part of the special International Women’s Day booklet The brand new Fund for Women in Science at UQAM recently awarded a first series of scholarships to exceptional…
A UQAM researcher is looking for the true mechanism of cocaine addiction
This text is part of the special Research section And if drug addiction was not only a disruption of the mechanisms of pleasure? This is somewhat the idea behind the…
A new UQAM research chair focuses on learning to read and write
This text is part of the Teachers’ Week special booklet Knowledge about learning to read and write is at the heart of the mission of a new research chair at…
UQAM will offer a new short program focused on preschool education
This text is part of the special section Higher Education By 2025, Quebec wants to offer four-year-old kindergarten in all its schools. To do this, it will have to open…