U of C students will feel brunt of tuition freeze removal
Posted Nov 19, 2019 10:55:35 PM.
Last Updated Nov 19, 2019 10:55:45 PM.
CALGARY (660NEWS) — Graduate students at the University of Calgary were told at a town hall meeting Tuesday evening how the provincial 2019-20 budget is going to impact them.
The United Conservative Party announced in October it would remove the five-year freeze on tuition starting in 2020-21, putting a financial strain on students and programs.
The university says it’s going to receive a $32.9-million cut to the base Campus Alberta Grant and will have to pull money from different areas.
No in-year programs are expected to be affected by the cuts, however, the university is still unclear how it will make up for the shortfall in the next three years.
U of C’s Graduate Student Association is worried the extra thousands of dollars students will be paying for their education will lead to financial strains or mental health stress.
On Friday, another town hall will take place for undergraduate U of C students to provide more information about provincial budget cuts.
UCalgary is hosting an Undergraduate Tuition Town Hall on Friday, Nov. 22 from 12 – 1 p.m. in MacEwan Hall. Please join Provost and Vice President (Academic) Dru Marshall for an update on the future of undergraduate tuition at UCalgary.https://t.co/87givLCmOh
— University of Calgary Students' Union (@SUUofC) November 19, 2019