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The provincial government announced a funding agreement that froze tuitition fees for three years (2008-2011).
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N.S. has second highest undergraduate tuition fees Statistics Canada determined that Nova Scotia had the highest tuition fees for the 2009-2010 academic year.
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Students hold a protest to rally the NDP government for more support. Check out the full story at
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Unews Darrell Dexter acknowledged the students' protest but did not comment.
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N.S. Government news release The NDP government officially released a statement saying it had hired former Bank of Montreal executive vice president Tim O'Neill. O'Neill was hired to make recommendations on how to strengthen Nova Scotia's university system.
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Unews Tim O'Neill announced that he would be revisiting the possibility of amalgamating some of Nova Scotia's universities.
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N.S. Government news release Tim O'Neill released his report to the government. His recommendations included raising tuition fees with a possble cap on rate increases.
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Canadian Federation of Students Nova Scotia The Canadian Federation of Students released a brief to the education minister regarding the O'Neill report. The report mentions that O'Neill's recommendations could potentially limit academic freedom
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Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations The Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations released a 19-page report responding to each of the recommendations in the O'Neill report.
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N.S. Government news release The Department of Education held seven public meetings to allow for public input into post-secondary education assistance. They encouraged students, parents and other stakeholders to attend meetings or otherwise make submissions to the Department of Education website.
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Unews The Canadian Federation of Students invited Dr. Laura Penny to speak at a rally held outside of Province House. Dr. Penny is a graduate of the University of King's College and an author. The purpose of the rally was to continue protesting the recommendations made by the O'Neill report
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Unews NSCAD President Gary Neill Kennedy encourages NSCAD students to show stronger opposition to the O'Neill report.
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Unews Unews.ca hosted a liveblog event that invited students to take part in a discussion about their universities.
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Unews Economist Tim O'Neill visited Dalhousie University to give a lecture defending his report.
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Unews Some students were granted the opportunity to attend the Nova Scotia Student Day of Action without academic penalty.
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Unews Students organized a "flash mob" outside of Government Place while Tim O'Neill examined his report with MLAs.
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Unews The Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission released a report, suggesting that students have higher debt and lower employment rates than ever before.
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N.S. Government news release The Nova Scotia Government announced that there will be a tuition increase. The increase has a three per cent cap.
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Unews Students responded to the tuition increase.
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LiveBlog Students across Nova Scotia came together to urge the government to reduce tuition fees and provide more funding for post-secondary education. Rallies were held at campuses across the province, including Dalhousie, University of King's,
Saint Mary's, Mount St. Vincent, Acadia and NSCAD