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International Women's Day: March 8, 2007
As we go marching, marching We bring the greater days For the rising of the women Means the rising of the race No more the drudge and idler Ten that toil where one reposes But the sharing of life’s glories Bread and roses, bread and roses Bread and Roses Lyrics, James Oppenheim, Music, Martha…
Budget 2007 won't help students or post-secondary
“At a time when we need to make post-secondary education more affordable and accessible and we have the budget surplus to achieve those goals, Premier Campbell has squandered the opportunity to make that happen,” said Cindy Oliver, President of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE) which represents more than 10,000 faculty and staff in BC’s…
Damage from deregulation continues to spread
Premier Campbell and his Minster of Advanced Education, Murray Coell, got a nasty New Year’s surprise last week with the announcement from the government of China that it would actively discourage its students from enrolling in private post-secondary training institutions in British Columbia. The announcement culminates a steady stream of media reports of international students…
College Pension Plan News: deadline for puchase is March 31, 2007
The deadline to apply to purchase service that occurred before March 1, 2002 is the earlier of March 31, 2007, or termination of current employment with a College Pension Plan employer. If you do not apply by the deadline, you will lose the opportunity to purchase those periods of past service. What can you purchase?…
Post-secondary education needs good policy not cheap politics
Earlier this month Premier Campbell unveiled his plan to help BC’s ailing public post-secondary education system. It was a plan short on details. But even more disconcerting, it was a plan draped in partisan politics, rather than anchored to sound public policy. What was the Premier’s plan? He announced that, starting in 2007, his government…
The Kingston controversy: Self-regulation run amok
Investigative reporting by the Vancouver Sun is shining an uncomfortably bright light on BC’s private, for-profit, post-secondary institutions. For more than a week, readers have learned about the questionable practices of Kingston College, including its degree-granting connection to American University in London (AUL) which is not an accredited university. In fact, AUL was recently fined…
New poll shows British Columbians feel post-secondary education is in need of more support
Chronic underfunding by the Provincial Government and skyrocketing tuition fees block access, say students and instructors “It may be back-to-school week for thousands of post-secondary students, but this latest poll suggests it should be back to the drawing board for the BC Liberals’ post-secondary education policies,” said Cindy Oliver, President of the Federation of Post-Secondary…