Tuition up, jobs down

By Emma Graney. A tuition hike isn't the only change as a result of the University of Regina's 2013-14 budget plan - 20 full-time equivalent positions will also be eliminated. Although the majority of those positions are vacant (or soon will be because of retirements), U of R provost Tom Chase admits there may be some unease in the university community.
"We're trying to do as much as we are able and trying to avoid layoffs (by) ... using attrition and natural movement of employees to other places outside of the university," Chase said on Wednesday.
"But anytime you're in a mode where you're trimming expenses, it's natural to be concerned."
Aside from those positions, the U of R will make other savings by reducing the library budget by $253,000, information services by $159,000, facilities management by $204,000 and university services general contingency by $216,000. Read more...