UW board of governors approved the 2026-2027 budget which includes a projected $13-million deficit.
The decision was approved in a meeting on April 14.
The university is projecting $892-million in revenue for the upcoming fiscal […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford made an announcement on Feb. 12 regarding funding for education that has since sparked mass outrage from students and educators across the province, including here at UW. Along with a widely supported $6.4 million […]
At the April 6 senate session, financial commitments to student aid and transparency dominated discussion as senators debated two proposals rejected by a senate committee and reviewed the coming year’s budget plan.
Prior to the Senate Executive […]
UW was one of six finalists in this years’ Innovation Competition hosted by the NHL and NHLPA.
The third edition of this competition asked university and college students province-wide to come up with bold, practical ideas to […]
More than 1,000 students gathered at the arts quad outside Dana Porter library on Wednesday morning, March 4, to protest against impending changes to OSAP funding.
WUSA President Damian Mikhail, Vice President Remington Zhi and Waterloo MPP […]
Doug Ford’s recent announcement on undoing the tuition freeze that had been in place since 2019, in addition to major cuts on the amount of OSAP grants students can expect to receive this fall, have caused an undeniable […]
Bill 33, after being fast-tracked with no public debate or hearings, passed at Queen’s Park as of today, Nov. 19.
“The government’s decision to rush Bill 33 through third reading without sending it to committee prevented students, […]
The Ontario university sector is in trouble. Most universities are running a deficit, many unsustainably. As a UW Senator, I’ve had a front-row seat to our budget woes. Last year, UW ran a $43 million deficit and this […]
From her own student experience to now, provincial NDP leader Marit Stiles feels that the largest difference in the post-secondary experience is the money.
During her visit to UW on her All In For Ontario tour this […]
Ontario’s Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025, became law on June 5 despite considerable controversy. The bill amends such acts as the Environmental Assessment Act, Mining Act, Environmental Protection Act, and Endangered Species […]
