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EDITORIAL | Money can’t buy a rich learning environment
On March 26, the UVic Board of Governors is planning to raise international student tuition fees once again, this time by 15 per cent. When the cost of university is…
LETTER | To the UVic Board of Governors on international tuition hikes
I am writing in advance of your March 26 meeting, [having] learned that UVic is proposing to increase the tuition fees of international students. At a time when xenophobia, racism,…
International students 40 per cent of UVic Food Bank users
A “direct result of tuition hikes,” says coordinator According to data collected by the UVSS Food Bank and Free Store between May and December 2018, of the 300-500 students who…
UVic student leads art-based mental health initiative
Faces of our Community event brings international and domestic students together The UVic community welcomed a wall of fresh faces to campus last month — literally. The ‘Faces of our…
Power imbalances a world away from home
UVic international graduate students speak on unethical treatment from supervisors and a lack of support from the university Uncomfortable power dynamics, manipulation, and a lack of support: for many international…Saudi Arabia–Canada diplomatic dispute jeopardizes students
Saudi government withdraws scholarships, tells foreign students to leave Canada Some students at the University of Victoria may struggle to continue their studies at UVic this fall after news broke…Why are international students footing the university’s bill?
Provincial governments should step up to help students Does a valuable education have to come at the expense of students’ wallets? UVic’s budget strategy suggests that the answer is yes.…Board of Governors to vote on 20% fee hike for incoming international students
UVSS International Student rep says 20% hike took him by surprise It’s happening again. After raising international student tuition fees by four per cent last March, the University of Victoria…Our Digital Print Issue
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