Alberta post-secondary

• University of Calgary planning return to in-person learning this fall

  The university said more classes will be held in-person, more labs will be open for research activities, and more student and public services will operate on campus.

  Education

  Jun 3
• Red Deer, Grande Prairie colleges becoming Alberta’s newest polytechnic institutions

  One week after Red Deer College announced it will be the province's newest polytechnic, Grande Prairie Regional College is making the same change.

  Education

  May 11
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• NDP, University of Alberta students demand freeze on post-secondary tuition hikes

  The official opposition said U of A students will experience tuition increases between 17 per cent and 104 per cent in graduate and undergraduate programs.

  Economy

  Apr 13
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• University of Alberta says it bears brunt of provincial budget cuts; worries about quality, reputation

  Concerns are growing regarding how Alberta's provincial budget cuts are going to "disproportionally" hit the University of Alberta.

  Education

  Mar 10
• Lethbridge College among Alberta schools forgoing winter ACAC competition

  Lethbridge College has made the decision not to take part in winter athletics in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC). 

  Sports

  Nov 4, 2020
• Alberta government, U of A facing lawsuit over Campus Saint-Jean funding

  The French Canadian Association of Alberta is taking legal action against the University of Alberta and the province saying underfunding has 'decimated' programming.

  Education

  Aug 22, 2020
• University of Lethbridge cuts 42 positions following Alberta budget

  Over the past week, the University of Lethbridge cut its workforce by 42, laying off 19 employees across different departments and confirming 23 retirements and resignations. 

  Education

  Mar 4, 2020
• Questions remain over Rutherford Scholarship delay last August

  Internal documents, obtained by Global News through a freedom of information request, show the government was flooded with complaints from students and parents banking on the award.

  Education

  Jan 16, 2020
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• Universities over-budget; need to freeze travel, hiring, hosting: Alberta government

  Nicolaides wants the schools to provide the government with monthly financial reports to ensure they stay on financial track and to defer as many other expenditures as possible.

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2020
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• Minister says action coming on MacKinnon report on Alberta’s post-secondary system

  Demetrios Nicolaides, in the meantime, is being non-committal on how he will respond to the report's recommendation to look at consolidating the 26 institutions.

  Education

  Sep 25, 2019