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Faculty, students fight to hold post-secondary privatization at bay
Australian company Navitas doubled its footprint in Canada during the COVID pandemic.
Justin Brake
June 2, 2022

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We need solidarity now more than ever
May 9, 2018
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What education is worth
The debate on tuition and fees at Memorial has, at its core, the larger problem of the commodification of education. The fight for education as…
June 16, 2017
Seize back our University
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Seize back our University
Faculty members call for MUN administrators and government to renew their commitment to the public university.
Robin Whitaker
May 18, 2017
The rise of nativism in NL politics
To Each Their Own
The rise of nativism in NL politics
Our provincial and post-secondary leaders are playing with a dangerous idea.
May 11, 2017
Letters
Open Letter to Minister Gerry Byrne on his recent comments concerning part-time students
"Part-time students should not be punished for making the decisions necessary for themselves and their families to survive and to have a chance at a…
April 20, 2016
News
Students, faculty vow to fight MUN fee hikes
In the wake of a vote to raise tuition and residence fees for certain students attending Memorial University, the Canadian Federation of Students, its member…
Justin Brake
July 12, 2015
To Each Their Own
Masters of mediocrity
Why is our government so determined to hide out in the middle of the pack?
June 23, 2015
News
MUN’s purpose, direction questioned as fee hikes loom
Between the provincial government's April 30 funding cuts to Memorial University and a July 10 MUN Board of Regents vote that could see significant tuition…
Justin Brake
June 8, 2015
To Each Their Own
Post-secondary policy: one step forward or two steps back?
Accessible post-secondary education is a policy to which this province must affirm its commitment
April 29, 2015
To Each Their Own
A cut worth celebrating
The elimination of student loans in this province is a momentous achievement. Let's remember just how momentous it is.
April 9, 2014
To Each Their Own
How your university works
A day in the life of your university administration...
August 13, 2013
To Each Their Own
A not-so-public battle for a very public good
Quebec students are engaged in a ferocious defense of Canadian values
April 24, 2012