Institutional
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Richard Bagan
New arts academic strategic plan aims to support Indigenous communities on campus
Unlike past strategic plans released by the Faculty of Arts, the new 2017-2022 plan “Change for Good” includes objectives to…
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U Alberta
New LGBTQ youth summer camp launched by former Camp fYrefly organizers
While the University of Alberta-run LGBTQ youth camp is being reorganized from an Edmonton-only program to a province-wide one, a…
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Randy Savoie
Students allowed to use U-Pass for trips to Edmonton International Airport
Starting today, a U-Pass can be used for travel between the Edmonton International Airport and the Century Park LRT station.…
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U of A awaits city bylaws to guide campus cannabis policy
City council will vote on May 23 whether cannabis use is prohibited in public spaces this month, a decision that…
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Policy directive to make SU fees voluntary passes at UCP convention
Last weekend, the United Conservative Party (UCP) passed a policy directive stating that post-secondary students’ union membership fees should be…
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Rosty Soroka
U of A Board of Governors will not revisit 2018-19 budget
The University of Alberta will be receiving $4.4 million in backfill funding from the Alberta government. However, Board of Governors…
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Richard Bagan
Province gives U of A $269 million to address deferred maintenance
The University of Alberta will be receiving a total of $269 million to renovate the ageing Dentistry Pharmacy Building as…
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“I just wasn’t thinking”: student behind bomb threat apologizes
Ryan Fang, the University of Alberta student charged with making a bomb threat online, admits he made a “really stupid…
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Lois Harder, U of A political science chair, chosen as PLLC’s next principal
University of Alberta political science professor Lois Harder will be taking her interest in solving social problems to the Peter…
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Jonah Angeles
Province to create 3,000 seats in post-secondary tech programs
The Government of Alberta is adding 200 new post-secondary spots for students to study tech in 2018-19. The Growth and…
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