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Ontario’s universities are at a crossroads.

If we choose to let the status quo continue, the quality of education will decline. Class sizes will increase. Labs, libraries and classrooms will deteriorate. Tuition will go up.

If we choose to invest in our institutions, the future looks much brighter. Universities will have the resources to ensure the success of students, the health of our economy, and the vitality of our society.

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10/15/2009
Ontario needs more full-time faculty A new OCUFA research report highlights a glaring problem in Ontario's university system: we simply do not have the full-time faculty we need to ensure a high quality education experience for our students.... READ MORE

9/29/2009
The recession and Ontario universities A new OCUFA research report confirms what a lot of us have suspected: the recession has meant bad news for universities. The collapse of asset values has hurt university endowment revenue and dramatically increased the cost of funding pension plans. It is also now more expensive to borrow money for necessary capital projects. Worst of all, a summer of record student unemployment means many will struggle to pay for Ontario's high (and rising!) tuition.... READ MORE

9/23/2009
You can't have teaching without research Margaret Wente wrote a rather trite and ill-informed column last weak accusing faculty of shirking teaching in favour of research, and that universities are somehow run "to benefit professors". I would like to visit Ms. Wente's wondrous dreamland, because it sounds lovely. Reality, unfortunately, is a whole different story. ... READ MORE

9/14/2009
Quality Matters, now more than ever We need universities to ensure the success of students, build our economy and produce the ideas and technology that will shape our future. Right now, Ontario’s universities don’t have the resources they need to achieve these goals. Years of underfunding have taken their toll on our institutions. Classes are too big, and students do not have enough access to their professors. Classrooms, labs and libraries are showing their age. And tuition fees are far too high, leaving many graduates with unprecedented levels of debt. It’s time to do something about it.... READ MORE

9/21/2009
What does $1.1 billion mean to Ontario universities? Our universities need an additional $1.1 billion a year in operating funding. No question, this is a lot of money. With a struggling economy and looming government deficits, some might even say this is too much to invest in our cash-strapped universities. The truth is, the only thing Ontario can't afford is to let our institutions go under-funded.... READ MORE

9/21/2009
Under-funding at the root of poor university retention rates A Canadian Press article out today, drawing upon Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation research, highlights a disturbing fact: 14 per cent of students will drop out of university in their first year. That's about one out of every six students. The article also draws a parallel between the StatCan data and a recent OCUFA survey that suggests the majority of professors believe students are less prepared for university than they were three years ago. While the issues of retention and preparedness are complex, one factor is clear: university under-funding.... READ MORE

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