By Fabian Mayer, June 4 2015 —
The University of Calgary Students’ Union has reached the final hurdle with open textbooks — getting professors to actually use them.
In 2014, $2 million was set aside by the government of Alberta … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, February 27 2015 —
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice and minister of advanced education Don Scott met with the University of Calgary’s Board of Governors on Friday, Feb. 27 to discuss the province’s and university’s finances as budget … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, February 26 2015 —
Alberta’s student leaders are worried the provincial government may scrap the inflation-tied cap on tuition in the wake of potential budget cuts to post-secondary education.
Current regulations stipulate that tuition can’t be raised … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, January 29 2015 —
The Students’ Union passed a new policy on market modifiers Jan. 20, saying what the SU expects of university administration before it would consider approving a market modifier proposal.
The policy suggests the … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, January 8 2015 —
The University of Calgary Board of Governors (BOG) approved several fee hikes during their last meeting of the year on Dec. 12, including a 2.2 percent tuition increase.
The 2.2 per cent jump … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, December 22, 2014 —
The Alberta government approved 25 of 26 market-modifier proposals from the province’s post secondaries on Monday, Dec. 22, raising the price of tuition in three University of Calgary programs.
Market modifiers are faculty-specific … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, November 17 2014 —
Around 300 students from Alberta’s five universities rallied against tuition hikes at the provincial legislature in Edmonton Monday, Nov. 18.
Protesters and student union delegates met on the quad at the University of … Read the rest
No, it’s a waste of money
By Hayden McBennett, November 20 2014 —
A university degree once meant a stable, well-paying career. That’s no longer the case, but we still buy into the sacrosanct importance of higher education.
Since 2007, … Read the rest
By Susan Anderson, November 20 2014 —
Students enroled in the Haskayne School of Business (HSB) after 2010 have paid $239 more per course, the year the provincial government approved a market modifier for commerce students.
In January 2010, the … Read the rest
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