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New Black youth mentorship program empowers students to aim high
A new University of Alberta program is providing Black youths with university mentorship connections to empower their future academic and…
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Helen Zhang
“I’m sorry that you feel uncomfortable by me asking you to do your job:” heated debate around online learning during GFC meeting
Anger and frustration were expressed by both students and faculty during a four-hour-long General Faculties Committee meeting focused on issues…
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Department chairs send letter to President Bill Flanagan, call his leadership ‘severely damaged’
Bill Flanagan, the University of Alberta president, received a letter from department chairs describing how his behaviour around academic restructuring…
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Christien Ford
Learning across time zones: new form could help international students with online learning struggles
While permanent solutions are in the works, international students will be able to access a new temporary measure that could…
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‘Stop the PSE Cuts’ campaign aims to educate Albertans of struggles of students, faculty, and staff face after cuts to post-secondary funding
Multiple employee, faculty, and student unions have joined forces to create the Stop PSE Cuts campaign, bringing light to the…
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Christien Ford
University announces first college deans, all three previous faculty deans
Three pre-existing University of Alberta faculty deans will be moving up to the fill the new position of college deans,…
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Christien Ford
Advanced education minister fields questions from concerned students at Alberta 2030 town hall
Students raised concerns about the Alberta government’s approach to post-secondary education funding at a recent town hall. The minister of…
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Joshua Storie
U of A research lab closure extended, earliest possible return January 25
The University of Alberta will be shutting down research labs for a few weeks after a decision made by the…
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Christien Ford
U of A staff unions call on Board of Governors chair to reconsider GFC recommendation
University of Alberta staff unions have written a letter expressing their concern about the future of university collegiality after a…
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Helen Zhang
Notes from council: students to shoulder cost of sexual violence prevention coordinator
“Notes from Council” is The Gateway’s ongoing series of recaps of noteworthy items from Students’ Council meetings. University will hire…
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