By Chris Herard
In a meeting last week, the Planning and Finance Committee approved an increase in next year’s tuition to the tune of approximately $220 per full time student. “We realize it’s a problem,” said Jason Allen, president of the University of Calgary Students’ Union. “There was no time to consult effectively on this one.” The extra… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Brace yourselves, tuition is going up… again.
It’s official: the provincial government is driving post-secondary education into the ground. The provincial budget was released last Tuesday and, according to Students’ Union President Jason Allen, there were no surprises. “At some point in the not-so-distant future, it will become glaringly obvious that Alberta has created a second-rate post-secondary education system because of systematic… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Klein’s budget axe falls
The provincial government is going to reinvest in post-secondary education… sort of. Yesterday afternoon Ralph Klein, at a meeting with provincial student leaders, announced that he will not back down on next year’s three per cent cut to education. However, he did say the Alberta government will invest in education sometime in the near future.… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Cover story: Flip of the Klein
If the university has its way, students will son pay a lot more for tuition–thousands of dollars more. The provincial government is in the process of drawing up a new tuition fee policy for Alberta’s post-secondary institutions, to be released in late October. Currently, universities can charge tuition equal to no more than 20 per… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: How does $4,000 per year for tuition sound?
On Nov. 14, Ralph Klein made a guest appearance at convocation and insulted students. “I’m angry that Klein would have made comments like this he knows to be false,” said Kate Kimberley, Students’ Union president. “It was totally inappropriate to make those comments where he did, when he did.” Klein stated, after his convocation address… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Klein irks students
The university of Calgary will be drastically reducing its budget over the next five years to deal with fiscal realities. President Murray Fraser told a packed University Theatre last Thursday. University budget officers will be asked to plan for budget reductions of 17 per cent over five years for teaching units and 20 per cent… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Fraser lowers the boom
The Federal and provincial governments are in debt. Will the University of Calgry follow suit? This year’s preliminary operating budget is out. Despite an $11.5 million reduction in provincial funding from last year-more than $2 million of which remains to be cut-the U of C Board of Governors is demanding a balanced budget. “We are… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: University Facing deficit budget for 1995/1996
By Ian Pearce
Patrick Walsh, chair of Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Local 52, represents approximately 1800 support staff workers. Walsh was in the hot seat after President Murray Fraser announced budget cuts at a town hall meeting last week. “I have been deluged by calls and by people who are frantic and I’m urging them to adopt… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: AUPE slams Fraser for cuts
University of Calgary tuition fees are going to be jacked up despite an increase in funding. The increase in government funding was announced this June by Minister of Advanced Education, Jack Ady but according to U of C administrators it will have no effect on tuition. “This type of funding does not raise the base… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Financial woes
To minimize impact on any single department, the University of Calgary is offering wage rollbacks to all its employees.In April, those senior administrative and professional staff not covered under collective bargaining agreements accepted a five per cent cutback in their total compensation, saving the university approximately $1.3 million.The direct impact on individual staff will vary.… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: U of C administration trims payroll