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Access codes/assessment platforms
Senate endorses guiding principles for online assessment materials – August 8, 2019 (The Ubyssey)
Access code costs continue to burden students – October 11, 2018 (BCcampus newsletter)
Beyond textbook pricing, conversation about affordability expands to online assessment materials – June 15, 2018 (Ubyssey)
Accessibility
Publishers, universities struggle to provide timely access to accessible books – August 27, 2019 (University Affairs)
Inclusive design webinar series – March 12, 2019 (BCcampus News)
Our accessibility policy and forthcoming accessibility improvements – May 1, 2018 (Pressbooks)
Adoption
Ontario schools tally OER savings with new tool – July 9, 2019 (Campus Technology)
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
Open Education Stories: Adult Basic Education Zed Cred Ahead – January 24, 2019 (BCcampus)
Educators call on BC government to reverse cuts to adult ed– Sept 14, 2015 (Vancouver Sun)
Advocacy
This KPU professor brought open-education advocacy all the way to the UN – April 3, 2019 (University Affairs)
Canada OER group
Canada OER Group – 2019 update – February 19, 2019 (BCcampus)
Canada OER Group – June 30, 2016 (BCcampus newsletter)
Copyright
Supreme Court sides with York University in copyright tariff dispute – Sept 7, 2021 (University Affairs)
Federal Court of Appeal decision is mixed news for educators and students – April 24, 2020 (CAUT)
Copyright ruling harmful to creators and publishers, agency says – April 24, 2020 (Prince George Citizen)
cCalls for support related to the CARL Open Copyright Project – June 11, 2019 (CARL/ABRC News)
How foreign companies use Canada’s universities to steal away huge chunks of intellectual property – March 6, 2019 (Ottawa Citizen)
Authors Alliance submits briefs supporting reversionary rights in Canada – December 10, 2018 (Authors Alliance)
Canadian Government Commits $50 Million to Creative Commons Licensed Open News Content – November 26, 2018 (Michael Geist)
New NAFTA would harm Canadian copyright reform and shrink the public domain – October 1, 2018 (Creative Commons)
Canadian Alliance of Student Associations worries making changes to fair dealing could cost students – June 7, 2018 (The Runner)
Her student debt payments are eating up most of her $24,000 salary – October 30, 2017 (Globe and Mail)
The Cost of a Canadian University Education in Six Charts – October 19, 2017 (MacLeans)
What the TPP means for copyright law in Canada – December 18, 2016 (CBA/ABC National)
Kate Taylor: Kids will suffer if Canada’s copyright legislation doesn’t change – April 22, 2016 (Globe and Mail)
Debt
Also see Tuition fees on this page.
‘Most difficult year’ for UVic students hunting for housing as landlords stay on sidelines – August 29, 2021 (Times Colonist)
Students sound alarm on skyrocketing cost of living – August 28, 2021 (Halifax Today)
Borrowing and debt patterns of graduates tied to educational pathways – December 3, 2020 (Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commi