Canada: Cash-strapped universities looking at cancelling small classes, programs, charging flat tuition

by E Wayne Ross on April 7, 2009

Globe and Mail: A whole new meaning to cutting classes

Cash-strapped universities looking at cancelling small classes, programs, charging flat tuition

As the last grim signs of winter fade from Canadian campuses, the spring rite of cutting classes is taking on a whole new meaning.

Course calendars across the country are under the microscope as universities, trying to do more with less, are taking a hard look at programs and class sizes. The end result will likely be fewer choices for undergraduates and larger classes in September – another symptom of the financial squeeze on higher education