Tips for recent college and university grads searching for jobs
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – For many college and university grads, gone are the days of early-morning classes and late-night cram sessions. News1130 is getting some advice for recent grads who are starting...
View ArticleUniversity degree is the key to success, but paying for it is now more...
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – For people who say university students can kick back and enjoy the summer, you probably don’t know how much it costs to get a degree. A study from the Canadian Centre for Policy...
View ArticleUBC applauding the transportation vision from the Mayors’ Council
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – UBC is giving a “thumbs-up” to plans from the TransLink Mayors’ Council to extend the Millennium Line down the Broadway corridor to Arbutus. The extension is part of the...
View ArticleAug. 2-3: Parents not fully aware of child’s post-university spending
Parents with children in university say they know roughly how much money their child owes, but more than half of the students polled say they hide how much they spend from their parents, an RBC poll...
View ArticleUniversities reassuring students strike may not hurt admissions
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – If this is your final year of high school, you may have some concerns about how the teachers dispute may affect your applications for post-secondary school. Could you and other...
View ArticleCost of university to rise 13 per cent over four years
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Students will need deeper pockets to study at Canadian universities over the next four years with annual fees projected to rise 13 per cent on average to $7,755, having almost...
View ArticleSept. 17: Malnutrition in university & college students
Food and nutrition expert Rose Reisman looks at malnutrition in university and college students....
View ArticleLooking back at a half-century of innovation atop Burnaby Mountain
BURNABY (NEWS 1130) – Simon Fraser University is marking a major milestone this week, as the Burnaby Mountain campus celebrates its 50th anniversary. “The intention was to do something distinctive, to...
View ArticleCould ‘open textbooks’ be the answer to reducing student costs?
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – University and college students know all too well the cost of textbooks. Last week we told you of the continuing challenge for post-secondary students to pay for their...
View ArticleMan accused of sexually assaulting four women at UVic won’t be charged: Crown
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) – Sexual assault charges will not be filed against a man who police arrested after complaints from four students at the University of Victoria. BC’s Criminal Justice Branch says a...
View ArticleLife expectations drop after three years of university: study
TORONTO, ON. (NEWS 1130) – Students may go into college or university with big life goals, but the timeline for achieving them gets pushed back after just a few years of classes. A new poll from Royal...
View ArticleUniversity students underprepared to manage budgets, debt expert
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – University students are getting a failing grade at budgeting, but a debt expert says there are some simple ways they can pass the class. A recent poll by Capital One Canada...
View ArticleTrump University lawsuits settled for $25M
NEW YORK (NEWS1130) – New York’s attorney general says President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to a $25 million settlement to resolve three lawsuits over Trump University, his former school for real...
View ArticleSuspect killed, many injured after Ohio State University attack
COLUMBUS (NEWS 1130) – At least eight people are hurt, and one suspect is dead following reports of an active shooter on the Ohio State University campus. All of the victims have been sent to hospital,...
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What’s the average cost of a year of post-secondary education in Canada?
University is expensive. Students get that, but how expensive, exactly? When it comes to comparison shopping between schools, tuition is the easiest number to consider. But for many...
View ArticleMainland colleges help Puerto Rican students, vexing island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (NEWS 1130) – Dozens of mainland U.S. universities are helping Puerto Rican students continue their studies while the island recovers from last September’s Hurricane Maria, but...
View ArticleOntario surveys university and college students on sexual violence
TORONTO – Students at post-secondary institutions across Ontario are taking part in a survey on sexual violence as part of the province’s efforts to combat sexual assault and harassment on campus. The...
View ArticleLooking back at a half-century of innovation atop Burnaby Mountain
BURNABY (NEWS 1130) – Simon Fraser University is marking a major milestone this week, as the Burnaby Mountain campus celebrates its 50th anniversary. “The intention was to do something distinctive, to...
View ArticleCould ‘open textbooks’ be the answer to reducing student costs?
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – University and college students know all too well the cost of textbooks. Last week we told you of the continuing challenge for post-secondary students to pay for their...
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