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N.S. post-secondary students graduate with among the highest debt: Statistics Canada
In 2020, bachelor’s degree students graduated with an average debt load of $39,100
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MUN faculty pushing back against vote to hire private headhunting firm in search of school’s next president
Selection committee says MUN staff don’t have the capacity, expertise to recruit president
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McGill teaching assistants win 15.5% raise after strike
At a General Assembly on Thursday evening, McGill University’s 1,600 teaching assistants (TAs) put an end to their month-long strike. They walk away with 15.5% pay rises over the next four years and guarantees for transparency on how the University allocates TA budgets.
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