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Students, union slam Greene report s proposed post-secondary education cuts
There s strong opposition to the deep cuts to Memorial University and the College of the North Atlantic proposed in a sweeping report on Newfoundland and Labrador s dire fiscal situation.
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Posted: May 07, 2021 11:47 AM NT | Last Updated: May 7
A new report recommending wide-ranging changes to Newfoundland and Labrador s economy zeroes in on several aspects of Memorial University, and calls for its operating grant to be slashed.(Paul Daly/CBC)
MUN president open to discussing lift on tuition freeze, pledges to keep education accessible
Memorial University president Vianne Timmons says she and the university are open to discussions surrounding the proposed lift of the tuition freeze for post-secondary institutions in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Posted: May 03, 2021 8:19 PM NT | Last Updated: May 3
Memorial University President Vianne Timmons says she and the university are open to discussing lifting the tuition freeze for post-secondary schools in Newfoundland and Labrador. (Sherry Vivian/CBC)
Memorial University president Vianne Timmons says she and the university are open to discussions surrounding the proposed lift of the tuition freeze for post-secondary institutions in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Students denounce proposed lift of N.L. tuition freeze
Some recommendations in a comprehensive report examining Newfoundland and Labrador s university and college system isn t sitting well with some students in the province.
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Kat McLaughlin, director of advocacy with Memorial University s student union, says students have concerns about the latest recommendation to lift the university s tuition freeze.(Terry Roberts/CBC)
A comprehensive report examining Newfoundland and Labrador s post-secondary education system isn t sitting well with some students in the province, with the report s recommendation to lift the long-standing tuition freeze drawing criticism.
That recommendation is one of dozens within the 350-page report All Hands on Deck, a document written by an independent committee appointed by the provincial government in 2019, and released on Thursday.