Last Wednesday, The Globe and Mail put out a call to readers on their website for comments on the topic “Are today’s youth worse off or just lazy and entitled?” Amid headlines about students protesting in Quebec and national attention on the issue of tuition rates, both in Quebec and here in Ontario, this question of youth entitlement has been raised numerous times.
The Globe graciously published my response, available here.
While I kept my comments brief for the Globe, I would like t …read more
In 2011, OUSA released a submission entitled Going Global: Supporting Ontario’s International Students in which we outlined a strategy to achieve Premier McGuinty’s stated goal of increasing international student enrolment by 50 per cent over five years. Among many recommendations, OUSA advocated that care should be taken to control international tuition fees, which are currently 3.5 times greater than those of domestic students. International tuition was completely deregulated from 1996-9 …read more
Last week I had the privilege of attending two conferences on student mental health. On Wednesday, I attended a Mental Health Community of Practice Day held at Sheridan College. On Thursday, I was at the Royal York for the Focus on Mental Health Conference hosted by Colleges Ontario, and co-sponsored by ourselves, the Council of Ontario Universities and the College Student Alliance.
Both of these events were valuable opportunities to bring together students, stakeholders, and government official …read more
OUSA elects new Executive, welcomes new member association and full-time staff
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TORONTO, May 18, 2012 - The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) is pleased to announce the election of a new President, Vice-President Finance and Vice-President Administration. OUSA also welcomes its newest full member, as well as a new Executive Director and Director of Communications.
OUSA’s member associations elected Alysha Li, Vice-President University Affairs of the University Students’ Council (USC) at Western University as incoming OUSA President. “Wor …read more
