A textbook example of bad media relations
Yesterday, I dusted off an old article I wrote last year about how students can save money on textbooks. Doing this, I remembered that Ontario is implementing its new Textbook and Technology Grant this September. Announced last fall by Dalton McGuinty as part of his Liberal party’s re-election…
Ontario government investing in skilled trades
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced $21 million in new funding for Waterloo region’s Conestoga College and $9.2-million at Hamilton’s Mohawk College. The new monies are part of the government’s efforts to increase college enrolments as part of the province’s $1.5 billion Skills to Jobs Action Plan. The funds…
Another sign that VSU is permanent in Australia
Australia’s Rudd government reacted quickly to reports early yesterday stating they was going to switch Voluntary Student Unionism from its present “opt-in” structure to an “opt-out” structure. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports the government is making clear that it has no intention of making this change telling ABCnews…
Dusted off: Saving money on textbooks
Yes, I’ve been lazy this year and I’m only getting around to ordering my textbooks now. Last year, I did it much earlier and wrote an advice piece: How can I save money on textbooks? The information is still relevant and can help you save money, if you’re…
Quebec court stalls international tuition hike at Concordia
The Quebec Superior Court put the breaks on a plan to hike international student tuition at Concordia University, a move the Concordia Student Union is calling a legal victory. The court issued a ten-day safeguard order that freezes the planned 10 per cent tuition hike for international students…
Affirmative action proponents push back
Proponents of affirmative action are pushing back and trying to move the debate from being strictly about quotas, reportsInside Higher Ed.…
How dare they not allow privileged kids to be privileged!?
After years of criticism that Oxford University favoured students from upper-class private school backgrounds, the university is implementing changes with the hope of better balancing the socio-economic backgrounds of students that the famed institution recruited. The university is using postal codes, academic achievement, and the high school to…
Give this guy a geography lesson
“I’d like the NFL to stay south of the 49th parallel.” – Mark Cohon, CFL Commissioner Toronto’s coordinates are 43°39′N 79°23′W. Now, I know what he means, but he could have picked his analogy better.…
Voluntary Student Unionism will not be rolled-back by Rudd government
Australia’s government will not be reinstating compulsory student union and athletic fees at the country’s universities. Despite calling the implementation of VSU by the Howard government “the cruellest” decision made by the his government, the Rudd government is not willing to risk the backlash of returning fees that…
It’s time for universities to think about students
Forbes Magazine is the latest US magazine to publish its own college rankings. As put of their 2008 colleges issue, they included an opinion piece by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the ranking member of the US Senate Finance Committee. It’s well worth reading and I found this section…