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Collected Item: “Queen's University Student Trustee and Rector Call for Tuition Decrease During Pandemic”

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Queen's University Student Trustee and Rector Call for Tuition Decrease During Pandemic

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Letter

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In keeping with the Canadian Federation of Students and Student Governors from Universities across the country, the Undergraduate Trustee and Rector of Queen's University at Kingston call for a reduction of tuition for the upcoming school term to reflect the quality of education which will be received in predominantly online/distant learning classes and the decreased potential for student earnings through summer employment to pay for school when many seasonal industries, such as tourism, have been closed completely due to the pandemic.

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university, students, economy

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https://www.queensu.ca/rector/rectors-report?fbclid=IwAR2LnwNRI1H6XdRya3rly7FTX8q_VIvPCwCyrQZWb6-eM3ybooKq6vEpRCw

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Shoshannah Bennett-Dwara and Sam Hiemstra

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2020-05-25
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