Federal budget separates PSE money, promises increases OTTAWA (CUP) — Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion says there is nothing in the federal budget for students, but some groups are hopeful increases to provincial transfers will mean money for universities. ?The dedicated transfer is kind of a macro issue, It’s providing reliable transparent funding for provinces, which… Read more »
OTTAWA (CUP) — Women’s groups are concerned that impending tax cuts could hurt lower-income women. Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has announced the federal budget will be released on Monday March 19. Flaherty has said cuts to income tax are planned for this budget. “It’s not that lower income women don’t want tax cuts —… Read more »
Mount Royal Granting Nursing Degrees Athabasca University has successfully helped another college to begin delivering full degree programs. This week, the Honourable Doug Horner, Minister of Advanced Education and Technology for Alberta, announced that Mount Royal College has been granted the ability to award four year nursing degrees (1). Previously, Mount Royal did not have… Read more »
MONTREAL (CUP) — About 500 people gathered in Montreal on March 15 as part of the International Day Against Police Brutality. According to police, 15 people were arrested: four will face arson charges, one will be charged with assaulting a police officer, one with mischief and nine with illegal assembly. The march wound through the… Read more »
It’s difficult to estimate the number of vegetarians out there, given the flexible nature of many people’s dietary patterns. It is challenging to conduct effective cross-cultural research into the issue, such as research into vegetarianism in urban Canada versus rural India). Consider the question of what really constitutes vegetarianism. Is it complete avoidance of all… Read more »
Are you planning to focus your undergraduate degree in educational studies? AU has recently launched EDUC 404 (Law and Ethics in Education), a senior level education course to “provide an introductory understanding of the legal and ethical issues, and potential legal liability encountered by school principals, teachers and school administrators and counselors,” according to course… Read more »
Would you like to familiarize yourself with events in Aboriginal justice? For this purpose, Athabasca University (AU) recently released INST 348 (Aboriginal Justice). INST 348 is a third-level course, which provides students with a solid foundation of the “issues facing Aboriginal communities and community members,” as stated in a recent e-interview by Priscilla Campeau. Ms…. Read more »
JOB POSTING – ASSISTANT EDITOR, THE VOICE MAGAZINE The Voice Magazine is seeking a new Assistant Editor to handle all of the day to day duties of publishing The Voice Magazine each week. We publish 49 issues per year each Friday. Hours are flexible, but you must be able to devote 25-30 hours per week… Read more »
STUDENT: Elizabeth Cousar Elizabeth Cousar, a student in AU’s Bachelor of Professional Arts-Communications program since April 2004, is enthusiastic about how Athabasca University is helping her to accomplish her goals. In our interview, she chatted about why distance education works for her, how to manage school, family, volunteer work, and a full-time job, and the… Read more »
JOB POSTING – ASSISTANT EDITOR, THE VOICE MAGAZINE The Voice Magazine is seeking a new Assistant Editor to handle all of the day to day duties of publishing The Voice Magazine each week. We publish 49 issues per year each Friday. Hours are flexible, but you must be able to devote 25-30 hours per week… Read more »