Latest sad note at Laurentian: northern Ontario university cuts its music program
Students and faculty are in despair at the loss of the four-year music program at Laurentian University, with department chair Yoko Hirota saying it took more than 20 years to build, and students and faculty contributed to the northern Ontario arts scene.
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Posted: Apr 22, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 22
Yoko Hirota is losing her job as chair of Laurentian University s music department. The four-year program is the latest casualty as the Sudbury, Ont., school restructures.(Markus Schwabe/CBC)
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Ontarioâs minister of colleges and universities says he fully expects a continued partnership between the Northern Ontario School of Medicine and both Laurentian University in Sudbury and Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, despite proposed legislation that, if passed, will make NOSM an independent institution.
Ross Romano announced earlier this week that Bill 276, the Supporting Recovery and Competitiveness Act, included a proposal to make the medical school âan independent, degree-granting post-secondary institution.â
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The decision drew rebukes from opposition politicians, including Sudbury-area MPPs France Gelinas, Jamie West and Michael Mantha, who questioned the motives of Romano and Premier Rob Ford in making the move, as well as its timing, and wondered aloud if it could be a precursor to NOSMâs move out of the city
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Ontarioâs minister of colleges and universities says he fully expects a continued partnership between the Northern Ontario School of Medicine and both Laurentian University in Sudbury and Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, despite proposed legislation that, if passed, will make NOSM an independent institution.
Ross Romano announced earlier this week that Bill 276, the Supporting Recovery and Competitiveness Act, included a proposal to make the medical school âan independent, degree-granting post-secondary institution.â
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Try refreshing your browser. NOSM wonât move: Romano Back to video
The decision drew rebukes from opposition politicians, including Sudbury-area MPPs France Gelinas, Jamie West and Michael Mantha, who questioned the motives of Romano and Premier Rob Ford in making the move, as well as its timing, and wondered aloud if it could be a precursor to NOSMâs move out of the city
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