Kent D Fowler

Professor of Anthropology | University of Manitoba

[Kent D Fowler @KentDFowler1]

My research is available on @ResearchGate: https://t.co/YqOACFzHQj

[Kent D Fowler @KentDFowler1]

Asked why we are striking. Response: It's complicated, but we have reached the end of our negative capability—John Keats’s term for tolerating “uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason.”#umfa2021 #uofmstrike #umfastrong #fairdealnow

[Kent D Fowler @KentDFowler1]

11% of all UM profs are on the list. That just counts the scientists. 14% of USask profs are on list. Is that why they get $30k more a year on avg? What if we could attract even more exceptional professors, instructors and librarians of all kinds? What would UM look like?

[Kent D Fowler @KentDFowler1]

I know there has been a lot of talk about the quality of education at the University of Manitoba. There are lots of ways to look at this. One way is the top 2% of scientists worldwide. The Stanford Univeristy Top 2% Scientists List was just updated.

[Kent D Fowler @KentDFowler1]

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To all young youth that wants your university that your needed. The real 'employees' want to make sure there are profs, instructors and librarians to get you that education. Fair bargaining. Fair contracts. Better education. Simple.

[Kent D Fowler @KentDFowler1]

Brilliant minds at the Leg part 2: Responding to Mr. Moses: Mr. Fielding: Of course, we're not the employee. That's something that's decided between the employer and–
An Honourable Member: Employer.
Mr. Fielding: –the 'ployer', thank you very much.
What we would–[interjection]

[Kent D Fowler @KentDFowler1]

have the opportunity to have their university that they're needed.
That's a perfect opportunity. It's a balanced approach. We believe that everyone should go to the bargaining table or go to the arbitration that has been put forth by a independent arbitrator.

[Kent D Fowler @KentDFowler1]

the process.
Get out of the way, stand at our side, get the students back to class, Madam Speaker.
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Yup. On the side of students. Tuition up 14% since 2018 and schedule to go up 3% more next year. Making education accessible. That's the plan.

[Kent D Fowler @KentDFowler1]

Brilliant minds at the legislature yesterday: RE UM strike// Mr. Ewasko: Respecting the neutral mediator's advice to move forward to arbitration, Madam Speaker, we on this side of the House are standing up for students whilst the NDP and their former political staff politicize

[Canadian Federation of Students - MB @CFSMB]

✨NATIONAL STUDENT MOVEMENT SUPPORTS UMFA.✨

Today at the CFS National General Meeting, students unions from across the country, representing over 500,000 members, unanimously passed an emergency motion to stand in solidarity with UMFA.

@UMFA_FAUM @supportingumfa

[Kent D Fowler @KentDFowler1]

Lost of dis- and misinformation about salaries in the UMFA strike. I prefer perspective. Here's some perspective: