Tagged Tuition and fees

Students must rally against market modifiers

By Kate Jacobson, October 13 2014 —

The University of Calgary will host a budget town hall tomorrow, Oct. 14, in MacHall A. Administration will be presenting the budget and trying to convince you that the proposed tuition hikes known … Read the rest

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Students can’t be passive about tuition increases

The University of Calgary recently proposed new market modifiers. These are tuition increases for faculties that have a perceived higher earning potential after graduation, like engineering and business. For the faculty of engineering, undergraduate students are looking at an added … Read the rest

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Optional donations are in good faith

By Jeremy Woo, October 2 2014 —

When you paid your student fees this year, they probably included a $10 donation to help struggling University of Calgary students.

The Student Peer Assistance Bursary Program is funded by a $10 donation … Read the rest

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Law, engineering and MBA programs up for tuition increase

By Chris Adams, September 11 2014 —

Students in programs facing tuition hikes now have more answers on the University of Calgary administration’s plan to pursue tuition increases through market modifiers.

Provost and vice-president academic Dru Marshall attended Students’ Legislative … Read the rest

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Market modifiers punish students

By Kate Jacobson, September 11 2014 —

Market modifiers are a bad idea based off an even worse idea. For those who haven’t heard of them, market modifiers are degree specific tuition increases tied to the perceived market value of … Read the rest

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