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The Voice

The Voice is the collective presence of the writers who submit on behalf of the magazine. All praise to them!

Education News – The Digital Page: Open, Digital Scholarly Publishing at AU Press – Nine-year-old university student finds courses too easy

The Digital Page: Open, Digital Scholarly Publishing at AU Press Scholarly publishing has gone digital with the advent of AU Press, an imprint of Athabasca University that is dedicated to ?the dissemination of knowledge and research through open access digital journals and monographs, as well through new electronic media.? AU Press is the first scholarly… Read more »

Education News – Proposed university would be most expensive in Canada

If plans go ahead to split Sir Wilfred Grenfell College from its parent university, Memorial, it would not only create a new university in Newfoundland and Labrador?the move would also create ?the most expensive university in Canada? (1). Along with Memorial’s Grenfell campus, the university also comprises the St. John’s campus, the Harlow Campus (in… Read more »

AUSU This Month – Coalition for Student Loan Fairness; AUSU Frappr – Show Us Where You Are!

Coalition for Student Loan Fairness AUSU is currently investigating the Coalition for Student Loan Fairness (CSLF) to determine if participation with this group would be advantageous to our members. The group, a grassroots movement of student loan borrowers from across Canada, supports fairness in the loans repayment process. The CSLF notes that Canadian students are… Read more »

AUSU This Month – Coalition for Student Loan Fairness; AUSU Frappr – Show Us Where You Are!

Coalition for Student Loan Fairness AUSU is currently investigating the Coalition for Student Loan Fairness (CSLF) to determine if participation with this group would be advantageous to our members. The group, a grassroots movement of student loan borrowers from across Canada, supports fairness in the loans repayment process. The CSLF notes that Canadian students are… Read more »

Spotlight On . . . – Juno Beach Centre, Normandy

The Juno Beach Centre, Normandy, France In 1944, the beaches of Normandy saw the landing of thousands of soldiers during the Allied war effort. Today, those same beaches are the site of the Juno Beach Centre, ?a place of commemoration and discovery dedicated to the Canadians who fought in the Second World War.? The Centre… Read more »

Education News – NDP Calls For Student Loans Ombudsperson

In an August 20 news release, the NDP has stated something that student-loan recipients have known for a long time: the system is broken and desperately needs to be fixed. Specifically, Denise Savoie, the NDP Postsecondary Education Advocate, is calling for ?an advocate to deal with the flawed and rigid student loan system.? This release… Read more »

AUSU This Month – Coalition for Student Loan Fairness; AUSU Frappr – Show Us Where You Are!

Coalition for Student Loan Fairness AUSU is currently investigating the Coalition for Student Loan Fairness (CSLF) to determine if participation with this group would be advantageous to our members. The group, a grassroots movement of student loan borrowers from across Canada, supports fairness in the loans repayment process. The CSLF notes that Canadian students are… Read more »