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A group representing students at the University of Calgary says administrators have dropped the ball on consultations for proposed tuition increases of up to 51 per cent.
Now, the school’s students’ union is calling on administrators to postpone a decision on the fee hikes until the fall, when most students will return to campus from summer break.
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“Students were only actually told about this proposal in mid-May, which is two weeks after classes had ended and students had already left for summer break,” said UCalgary Students’ Union president Nicole Schmidt.
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