By Nazeefa Ahmed, December 2 2023—
On Dec. 1, students from the Department of Political Science and Department of History led a protest against tuition hikes in front of MacEwan Hall. The protests were voted on and organized by the … Read the rest
By Julieanne Acosta, March 29 2022—
On March 28, students from the University of Calgary organized outside Mac Hall in the Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL) Quad in the second province-wide Student Day of Action on campus.
The mission behind … Read the rest
By Luis Armando Sanchez Diaz, March 28 2022—
The Alberta Coalition for Affordable Tuition (ACAT) is hosting their second Student Day of Action rally on March 28 to protest against tuition hikes on post-secondary institutions across Alberta.
ACAT defines itself … Read the rest
By Julieanne Acosta, December 17 2021—
On Dec. 10, the Board of Governors voted to approve another tuition increase for University of Calgary students.
In an interview with the Gauntlet, Students’ Union (SU) President Nicole Schmidt responded to the vote … Read the rest
By Sophia Lopez, July 30 2021—
This week, the University of Calgary’s Students’ Union (SU) announced that the government of Alberta has decided to delay the massive tuition increases proposed by the university due to a lack of proper student … Read the rest
By Cristina Paolozzi, July 12 2021—
The Students’ Legislative Council (SLC) met on July 6 and discussed the outcome of the Board of Governors meeting from June 18, in which the Board approved the exceptional tuition increases for the Fall … Read the rest
By Enobong Ukpong, June 7 2021—
This week’s Students’ Legislative Council (SLC) meeting was held on June 1. Topics of note were the consultation of the exceptional tuition increase proposal and the presentation of the Post-Board of Governors report.
Despite … Read the rest
By Cristina Paolozzi, May 25 2021—
The University of Calgary administration is proposing another tuition increase following two consecutive years of tuition increases for students.
These proposed increases will affect engineering students, students enrolled in the Medical Doctor program as … Read the rest
By Enobong Ukpong, May 25 2021—
This week’s Students’ Legislative Council (SLC) meeting was held on May 18. The focus was on the SLC consultation on the exceptional tuition proposal.
Due to budget cuts in the post-secondary sector, the provincial … Read the rest
By Sebastian Vasquez Gutierrez, March 12 2021—
One way or another, students worldwide have been affected during the pandemic — for most students, it was a relatively easy transition from campus to home. International students had to deal with a … Read the rest
