Another reason to finish that doctorate, ladies:

In a recent study, Statistics Canada found that according to data in the 2001 Census, a female doctorate holder earned 77 cents for every dollar a male doctorate holder earned. Women earn 71 cents for every dollar earned by men in the general workforce. (Via Dale Kirby)

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Oh, and

please sign this open letter to Premier Shawn Graham re. threats to higher education in New Brunwick. Signatories from outside the province, and the country, are particularly welcome.

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Okay,

I am as much a historical materialist as the next pinko-atheist-feminist, but some days the horoscopes can be uncanny:
Having serious discussions today will only lead to more friction. It is time to step back and re-analyze the main issues. Do not get involved in joint financial ventures today.
At work, you may have difficulty in keeping [...]

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So I am in

Ottawa at a conference and my wallet was either lost or stolen (I never should have come to the big city!) and my Chinese horoscope says, ” You may have some unexpected expenses today.”

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RALLY

[Click image to download PDF file, suitable for printing]
Rally for UNBSJ and Saint John Tuesday at 12 noon in the quad.
Jim Turk, Executive Director of CAUT, will be among the speakers.

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Things have exploded

at my uni and I am spending all available time on that. If you have a strong stomach, read all the gruesome details on the purpose-built blog. In a nutshell: the [tick all that apply: ◊hapless ◊incompetent ◊bought and paid for ◊banal, in an evil way ◊did I say hapless?] provincial govt. commissioned a couple [...]

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