By Nikayla Goddard, January 27 2020 —
Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition and Critic for Education and MLA for Edmonton-Glenora Sarah Hoffman predicts more budget cuts will be coming from the government in 2020.
“I expect that there will … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, November 29 2019—
Minister of Labour and Immigration Jason Copping says the most important issue facing students today is jobs.
“I used to teach at the Haskayne School of Business as a sessional for many years — … Read the rest
By Nikayla Goddard, November 19 2019 —
The University of Calgary’s Graduate Students’ Association held a town hall to discuss budget and tuition on Nov. 19, where provost and vice-president academic Dru Marshall introduced proposed tuition and fee increases for … Read the rest
By Gayathri Peringod, November 4 2019—
The University of Calgary is bracing itself for rainy days ahead following the release of the United Conservative Party government’s provincial budget in late October.
In an effort to rebalance the provincial budget, the … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, October 17 2019—
The University of Calgary held a town hall the morning of Oct. 16 to pre-emptively address concerns surrounding the upcoming United Conservative Party budget. University president Ed McCauley, provost and vice-president academic Dru Marshall … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, September 20 2019—
The United Conservative Party appointed an independent panel of experts to review and evaluate the state of Alberta’s finances and economy. The Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s Finances released a report and a series … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, August 20 2019—
Alberta post-secondary institutions had 11 new board members appointed amid a flurry of announcements by the United Conservative Party last week. A new board chair, Geeta Sankappanavar, was appointed for the University of Calgary.… Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, August 19 2019—
The United Conservative Party has appointed an expert panel to evaluate the impact of supervised consumption sites.
The committee is set to “to evaluate the social and economic impacts of current and proposed supervised … Read the rest
By Gurman Sahota, July 22 2019 —
The University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine is allegedly facing budget constraints that may be further inhibited by the upcoming fall release of Alberta’s provincial budget.
On June 10, an email sent … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, June 13 2019—
Critics of the United Conservative Party’s recently introduced Education Amendment Act say the legislation will put LGBTQ+ student lives at risk.
Darren Lund, a professor at the University of Calgary’s Werklund School of Education … Read the rest
