“Governing Unruly Behaviour at Queen’s”: Article in the Agitator

Former SGPS President Andrew Stevens wrote an article about the proposed changes to the student code of conduct and resistance to the crackdown on political dissent on campus. This article was published in the current issue (No. 9, December 2007) by The Agitator. To see the article, click here

Occupying Karen Hitchcock’s Office

No Patriot Act Network
Interview Transcript with Amber Martin
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On November 26, 2007, Eric of the No Patriot Act Network caught up with Amber Martin, who was a graduate student at SUNY Albany under the principalship of Karen Hitchcock, and who in 1999 was involved in an occupation of the Principal’s [...]

Should They Be Retroactively Expelled?

In this edition of the Queen’s Alumni Review, we see a militant protest on campus sanitized, justified as mainstream (which is was not), and valorized as a necessary component of a just society. Yet conversely, at this moment, the administration is attempting to ram through a draconian code of conduct (The Queen’s Patriot Act), criminalizing [...]

The Art of Intimidation: Sexism and Destiny at Queen’s

ALISON DICKIE
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Hitchock, Albany, Queen’s…

On February 25, 2005, the New York Times reported that Hitchcock had faced a state ethics inquiry about allegations that she had offered to grant a construction contract to a developer, in exchange for an endowed university professorship once she had left the presidency.

However, it is alleged that once the scandal became known to Hitchcock, she departed SUNY Albany as soon as possible in order to avoid liability. The New York Ethics Commission was unable to take action against her after she had ceased being a state employee.

The Senate Committee responsible for the appointment of Hitchcock reported after the incident was made public at Queen’s University that they were made aware of the allegations by Dr. Hitchcock prior to their decision. The Senate Committee launched an investigation into the manner and found the allegations groundless.

Hitchcock has recently hired a legal team and approached the Governor of the State of New York asking for the case to be reopened and investigated so as to clear her name. Queen’s University has also hired legal assistance in the case.