CBC News reports the following (original article):
The University of Saskatchewan has turned down a $500,000 offer to endow a scholarship because the donor wants the money to be spent only on non-aboriginal students.
According to the university, a 57-year-old graduate of the Saskatoon-based university offered the money, with the stipulation linked to race.
Heather Magotiaux, vice-president of [...]
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When to say no
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How much is too much?
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I was in a setting recently when a speaker asked the assembled crowd: “Who here thinks that tuition isn’t already too high?” The assumption was that everyone would agree that tuition was over priced. I was the exception.
First, it’s important for me to say that I believe in universal access to higher education. Your ability [...]
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