A true “world-class” institution is one that is accessible to students of all ethnicities and income brackets. A “world-class” university looks at its students as respected members of the academic community, not as dollar signs on an annual budget. A “world-class” institution tears down barriers to learning – it does not create them. As an institution that claims to be part of the global community, UBC is first and foremost responsible for fostering accessible spaces for higher learning. Our resistance begins on campus. We have an incredible opportunity now to organize and mobilize around this unjustifiable attempt at changing the very philosophical ideals of public education. We need to take action. I call on students at UBC and especially our elected representatives on the AMS to stand together and fight for the rights and needs of students to an accessible, inclusive, and affordable education. - Ilana Shecter
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 20:57:19 +0000
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