Thoughts on Postsecondary Education in an Era of Shrinking Operating Grants – An interview with Dr. Janet Morrill

For the third consecutive year, universities in Manitoba have had to craft their budgets knowing that millions of dollars less in operating grant money was coming their way from the provincial government. While students are most naturally concerned with rising tuition costs that make their studies less affordable, the loss of operating grants should be…

Students Achieve Major Successes in University Budget Despite Provincial Cuts

Winnipeg, MB – The University of Manitoba passed its 2019-20 operating budget yesterday through the Board of Governors. In contrast to last year, University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) representatives, President Jakob Sanderson and Vice-President Advocacy Sarah Bonner-Proulx, voted in support of the budget despite voicing concerns over this year’s tuition increase of 3.75% after…

CBC News – Opinion: Access for all? Cuts to Manitoba post-secondary program create barrier for students who most need help

By Christine Rossman Getting ahead is becoming virtually impossible for people in severe financial need who want to go back to school and turn their life around — and the Manitoba government’s recent changes to its Access bursaries program only make that harder for students like me. Last year, the Manitoba government terminated 210 provincial…