David J Shuman, Author at Nova Scotia Advocate

Dalhousie Board of Governors increases tuition for students once again, despite pandemic

April 21, 2021

Yesterday afternoon the Dalhousie Board of Governors voted in favour of a three percent tuition increase and an $1473 increase in international student differential fees. This comes an hour after students rallied to freeze fees. The tuition increase works out to an extra $243 for arts students and $276 for science students.

Dalhousie students camp out in support of tuition freeze

April 19, 2021

Students are camping out on the Dalhousie quad in protest of a three-percent tuition hike, the maximum yearly increase the government permits.

“In the context of COVID-19, for a lot of students it’s the last straw” – Dalhousie and Kings students demand tuition freeze

March 12, 2021

Students at Dalhousie University and the University of King’s College are demanding a tuition freeze after university administration announced a three per cent rise in fees. Meanwhile, international students are slated to pay nearly two thousand dollars extra next year. Reporter David J. Shuman reports.