Budget cuts
Mar 8th, 2013 by Shelley Brown
The University was hard hit by the provincial budget.
Article from Calgary Herald to sum up situation as of April 19
Here are links to articles in the Gateway, Edmonton Journal and the Globe & Mail that sum up the situation.
The University had already been tightening it’s belt. It announced closure of 2 bookstore outlets, including the outlet in Hub Mall where Law students bought their text books.
Links to watch:
Change@UAlberta link for more information on how the U of A is responding.
Coalition for Action on Postsecondary Education CAPSE
Links to &/or about past events:
Webcast of Campus Forum on Wednesday, March 13
Webcast of President’s Forum on Friday, April 19
Edmonton Journal story of Friday, March 15th Post-secondary education march to the Legislature
Here is where previous CIPS (Comprehensive Institutional plans) are posted:
http://bit.ly/ZJyYLl (on the Provost’s site). The 2013 Comprehensive Institutional Plan will need to be revised and is due to the ministry at the end of May. New drafts will be online at some point as it goes through the governance approval process.