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拿教育开刀，拿大学开刀。0 S" F6 z+ L* A% B) l+ f
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四年前，系里的研究生基本都有全额奖学金或是RA，TA。3 ]3 L) n: o! l# N# v
三年前，多数的研究生有半奖拿。4 k1 J5 N- P% V, B& x
两年前，电脑多数都慢得让人想跳楼，但是没钱换，于是，号召学生用自己的笔记本。4 L/ _9 U. R& d! z: r1 ?
一年前，有２０年工龄的研究生小密被迫变成３天工作制。
. c; F6 i6 N( c( k今年，估计得号召大家从家里带手纸了。# W# k& K& ?1 y( k* k7 _
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6 D% N+ V6 i/ I9 aFRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2013# u. t0 ]7 @9 U, F
4 G5 n" [0 a2 t# n5 tUpdate on U of A provincial funding7 Q+ P% i* J- w) c& A+ K
3 x- ~. l! }5 F, X" yAs you will know from the budget speech, media reports, and government documents published late yesterday, Alberta’s post-secondary institutions have suffered the largest cuts to their budgets in more than a decade. This is a regressive decision, not only for our institution, but also for our students and the province as a whole.; u+ N# K& l$ D/ j# O
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We have spoken to the Ministry of Enterprise and Advanced Education and can now report that the University of Alberta will receive $549,536,000 in operating funding for 2013-2014, which is a 7.2% reduction (an approximate $43 million cut) to base operating funding. This is a serious and significant loss in funding. We will not be able to avoid job losses or vertical cuts to services, units, and programs. We must face these very difficult decisions together. / e2 ]2 `9 n9 ]6 X( i- q" W4 d
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Let me repeat to you what I have said in media interviews: The government gave us no advanced indication that cuts would be this deep. We are a complex, multi-million dollar institution and we cannot be expected to turn on a dime. The ministry has extended the deadline to May 31 for the 2013 Comprehensive Institutional Plan, which includes the institutional budget for 2013-2014, but we will need more time to be able to make the best possible decisions going forward. I will continue to ask for the time we need.
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The ministry has drafted mandate letters for each institution that should be delivered within the next few weeks. On April 12, the presidents of Campus Alberta Research Institutions (the CARIs) have been invited to a meeting to with government in which, I expect, we will hear more detail of governments’ expectations.
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+ D U. v4 w3 z4 UThe coming days and weeks will test the mettle of our community. I will continue to fight for the resources we need and I will need your support as we move forward. I remained convinced that if we come together with the long-term vibrancy and excellence of the U of A as our shared goal, and if we are given the time to make thoughtful, strategic decisions, we will emerge from this period with our strengths intact.
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