All instructors in the department are hired on rolling contracts. A rolling contract automatically renewed. Specifically, I interviewed initially and was hired to teach courses. Since that initial hiring, I didn’t need to do anything. I was assigned courses to Read more…
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Going public
For months, I tried to resolve this privately with University administration, without success. Today, this website went public and the University of Alberta Board of Governors were informed. Below is the email sent to the Board executive. This email is Read more…
Separating teaching and research
Over the past decades, three divides have emerged at post-secondary institutions: These result from decreased post-secondary funding. As you read the following, know that all administrative positions are filled by research faculty. Where might their priorities lie? Tykwinski replace two Read more…
Restorative Justice
Restorative justice is an approach that aims to repair the harm done to victims. There is no evidence that I did anything wrong. Tykwinski and the University of Alberta repeatedly failed to follow policy and process, and repeatedly failed to Read more…
Faculty of Instruction
Every Chair, Dean, Vice-president, and President position at the University of Alberta is filled by research faculty. All decision-making is made by people who prioritize research over teaching. Some explicitly state that research is more important. Some openly condemn first-year Read more…
Restorative justice 2: Government of Alberta
Before being published, the Alberta Minister of Advanced Education (Rajan Sawhney) was informed and provided access to this website. The hope was that they would realize the historical and current seriousness of the misconduct, collusion, cover-ups, and general abuse of Read more…