Prentice attends U of C Board of Governors meeting, says there are no...
By Chris Adams, February 27 2015 — Alberta Premier Jim Prentice and minister of advanced education Don Scott met with the University of Calgary’s Board of Governors on Friday, Feb. 27 to discuss the...
View ArticleStudents’ Union works to sell professors on open textbooks
By Fabian Mayer, June 4 2015 — The University of Calgary Students’ Union has reached the final hurdle with open textbooks — getting professors to actually use them. In 2014, $2 million was set aside by...
View ArticleMarket modifier proposals revealed via freedom of information request
By Fabian Mayer, June 11 2015 — New documents regarding market modifiers came to light last week after the Metro newspaper filed a freedom of information request. Three market modifier tuition hikes at...
View ArticleUniversity reverses tuition increases
By Fabian Mayer, July 16 — All tuition increases approved last year have been reversed. This includes both the inflation-tied 2.2 per cent increase for all courses and the three faculty-specific market...
View ArticleNDP to consult with students as tuition freeze takes effect
By Fabian Mayer, September 17 2015 — The two-year tuition freeze implemented by the NDP government is now in effect. The party promised the policy in May’s provincial election campaign and the freeze...
View ArticleMedicine students get refund after fee mix-up
By Scott Strasser, September 17 2015 — Second-year medicine students at the University of Calgary will get some money back this semester after the Students’ Union noticed they were overcharged $75 for...
View ArticleU of C to implement new $500 admissions deposit
By Fabian Mayer, October 13 2015 — Prospective University of Calgary students will now have to pay a $500 non-refundable deposit to secure their admission. This new policy takes effect in the fall of...
View ArticleOpen textbooks gain momentum
By Fabian Mayer, October 13 2015 — Open textbooks are gaining momentum at the University of Calgary after being used in several philosophy and math courses this semester. The Students’ Union is hoping...
View ArticleStudents’ Union concerned about $500 admissions deposit
By Babur Ilchi, October 22 2015 — The Students’ Union isn’t sold on the University of Calgary’s new $500 admissions deposit for incoming students. SU president Levi Nilson thinks the new policy will...
View ArticleResidence fees to increase up to 5.75 per cent
By Fabian Mayer, November 17 2015 — The cost of living on campus is going up again. Proposed residence fee increases range from a fraction of a per cent to just under six. The largest hike will be...
View ArticleUniversity increases residence fees while rent falls in Calgary
By Fabian Mayer, January 12 2015 — The University of Calgary Board of Governors approved residence fee increases ranging from 0.25–5.75 per cent at their December meeting. The decision comes as...
View ArticleUPass prices slated to rise 16 per cent by 2019
By Scott Strasser, January 26 2016 — Students starting their degrees will likely see a substantially pricier UPass by their senior year, as Calgary Transit and the University of Calgary discuss price...
View ArticleStudents’ Union pushes for change to student transit fines
By Fabian Mayer, March 21 2016 — Forgetful students fined for riding the train without their UPass may soon be able to get out of paying if the Students’ Union is successful in its push to change the...
View ArticleAdministrative fee scrapped for group study abroad programs
By Scott Strasser, September 1 2016 — University of Calgary students participating in group study abroad programs will have to shell out less cash to travel the world from now on. The U of C’s Tuition...
View ArticleSAIT international students see drastic tuition increases
By Scott Strasser, September 2 2016 — Although a post-secondary tuition freeze in Alberta is in effect for domestic students, the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology is hiking the cost of tuition...
View ArticleAlberta government extends tuition freeze by one year
By Scott Strasser, October 20 2016 — The provincial government announced Oct. 19 that the tuition freeze currently in place for post-secondary institutions in Alberta will be extended through the...
View ArticleU of C Board of Governors approves fee changes for 2017–18 year
By Scott Strasser, January 10 2017 — The University of Calgary Board of Governors approved a series of fee changes for the 2017–18 academic year at their meeting on Dec. 16. The board approved a 12 per...
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U of C students grapple with thousands in unpaid parking fees or avoid them...
By Jason Herring, January 17 2016 — As parking costs rise at the University of Calgary, many students deal with thousands of dollars in accumulated parking fines — while others devise plans to...
View ArticleAlberta Bill 19 step in right direction to providing affordable education
November 8 2018 — The Alberta New Democratic Party introduced tuition legislation on Oct. 29 that will have a positive impact on students in the province. Amendments to the Post-Secondary Learning Act...
View ArticleSAIT letter requests Minister of Advanced Ed. to halt tuition increases for...
By Nikayla Goddard, June 23 2020— Petitions have been circulating recently calling for the University of Calgary to scale back tuition costs for Fall 2020 due to the move to online delivery. A similar...
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