Tuition increases are an unfortunate reality of post-secondary education. No one likes to hear they’ll have to pay more money to study on campus. That’s why we have a Students’ Union to organize our concerns and negotiate with administration and … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, November 13 2014 —
The Students’ Union will vote in favour of a 2.2 per cent tuition increase at a Board of Governors (BOG) meeting on December 12.
The BOG votes on tuition increases every December. Annual … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, November 6 2014 —
Members of the Council of Alberta University Students (CAUS) are asking minister of innovation and advanced education Donald Scott to turn down market modifier proposals at Albertan universities.
Student unions at the University … Read the rest
By Katy Atherholt, October 30 2014 —
The Students’ Union’s Advocacy Task Force (ATF) will soon unveil a policy to advise the university against raising international students’ tuition.
ATF said they will push to base international student tuition on cost-recovery, … Read the rest
By Alexander Kim, October 23 2014 —
Knowledge is a commodity, and the price keeps going up.
The Alberta government estimates that university students spend between $1,000–$1,700 on textbooks every year. According to the University of Alberta Students’ Union, textbook … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, October 16 2014 —
Students hurled questions at University of Calgary executives when administration presented the U of C’s finances at a budget town hall on Tuesday, Oct. 14 in MacHall A.
Students’ Union vice-president external Levi … Read the rest
You’ve probably heard the news — the University of Calgary is the top-ranked university under 50 years of age in Canada, according to the QS rankings. Those same rankings say we’re No. 2 under 50 in North America and No. … Read the rest
By Priya Ramesh, October 16 2014 —
Thursday Oct. 9 saw students at Mount Royal University (MRU) protest in reaction to talks of course-fee hikes known as market modifiers.
Dozens of students marched with signs showing their dislike of fee … Read the rest
By Alexander Kim, October 9 2014 —
Students were at risk of losing access to thousands of online journals, e-books, indexes, abstracts and reference tools due to a $1-million shortfall in the university’s library budget.
University of Calgary libraries and … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, October 13 2014 —
Students’ Union vice-president external Levi Nilson is calling on students to attend a budget town hall to protest “unjustified tuition hikes” known as market modifiers.
University of Calgary president Elizabeth Cannon, provost and … Read the rest