Josh LepawskyMar 26
1/x For more than a decade, our provincial government has been defunding our university. Now, contract faculty positions are being cut, class sizes are increasing, while students' tuition has increased 2x-4x over the last 2-3 years. Literally, paying more to get less... #munfa #MUN #newfoundland #labrador #postsecondary #university #canada
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2/x The cuts at our university are happening despite the university repeatedly showing that for every $1 of public money put into it, $2 - 4 come out into the broader economy. This tells us that the arguments for cuts are based on 'something' other than evidence.

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Mar 26 at 11:07amWeb
Show threadJosh LepawskyMar 26

We knew enrolments would drop if tuition were raised. Data were released today during an employee townhall.

Guess what? We were right (shocker).

See here (2021): https://www.caut.ca/bulletin/news-munfa-fighting-a-doubling-of-tuition-fees-and-pse-cuts-in-newfoundland-and-labrador/

And here (2022): https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/josh-lepawsky-nl-governments-underfunding-of-mun-undermines-its-educational-mission-and-the-very-foundations-on-which-democratic-social-life-is-built-100690441

And here for today's data: https://mun.ca/evolve/media/production/memorial/administrative/evolve/Employee-Town-Hall-March-2026-(002).pdf

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