Tagged: tuition
New efforts in fighting rising tuition prices; Protest & Petitions
By Katia Maria Gallardo, Contributor The Alberta Coalition for Affordable Tuition (ACAT), an organization of students united against the mounting tuition fees of Alberta post-secondary schools, are calling for action to oppose the rising...
Post-secondary and Budget 2021: decreased funding, no new increases, MRU infrastructure upgrades
By Noel Harper, News Editor Budget 2021 presented Alberta’s United Conservative government with a number of difficult challenges. Last year around this time, the party doubled down on its initial campaign promise to balance...
Why are penguins popping up across Alberta’s major cities?
By Noel Harper, News Editor Alberta’s post-secondary students are no strangers to publicly airing their grievances with the provincial government. This includes participating in gatherings of demonstration — gatherings that are restricted due to the...
SAMRU REC discuss tuition increases, student fees in online posting
By Noel Harper, News Editor The Students’ Association of Mount Royal University (SAMRU) has taken to its online blog to address a number of recent developments affecting Mount Royal students, including issues such as tuition...
Work opportunities announced for international students affected by pandemic
By Noel Harper, News Editor Thousands of international students residing in Canada have experienced significant interruptions to their future plans in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a recent announcement from the federal...
Province holds student town hall for Alberta 2030 university revamp
By Noel Harper, News Editor The Advanced Education Minister of Alberta, Demetrios Nicolaides, is taking his plan to overhaul the province’s post-secondary system on a virtual town hall tour to hear from key stakeholder groups,...
What Alberta’s first pandemic-era fiscal update means for university students
Post-secondary tuition contributes unprecedented revenue to Alberta economy
MRU student leaders react to tuition increases
By Noel Harper, Staff Writer Upon returning from reading week, MRU students were greeted by major changes to tuition as well as a new group of student leaders who will be representing them in a...
Mount Royal University students express concerns over UCP’s Alberta budget
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor MRU students are expressing their concerns over the recent provincial budget, which saw the United Conservative Party (UCP) government increase interest rates on Alberta student loans, lift the previous...
