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Time for @MemorialU President to Be Sacked, Says Professor mattbarter.ca/2026/10/31/tim…
“Time for this President – and the Board of Regents – to be sacked,” said Curtis mattbarter.ca/2026/10/31/tim…
Curtis also criticized the contract’s implications for the university’s academic governance. He said the contract effectively bypasses the Senate’s role in setting academic programming and policies in favour of a private corporate perspective mattbarter.ca/2026/10/31/tim…
“They have the gall, in this time of American tariff wars and a need to buy Canadian, to award a major recruitment and programme overview to an American firm over Canadian firms. You can’t make this shit up!” mattbarter.ca/2026/10/31/tim…
Memorial University Art History Professor Gerard Curtis has criticized the university’s decision to award a contract to an American firm to develop a strategic enrolment management plan. mattbarter.ca/2026/10/31/tim…
Time for MUN President to Be Sacked, Says Professor mattbarter.ca/2026/10/31/tim…
“Reliable public transit is essential to ensuring that our campus community can meet its academic, professional, and personal responsibilities,” the release said. mattbarter.ca/2026/10/30/mun…
“Longer wait times and less frequent buses may result in students arriving late to classes, missing lectures, or struggling to get to exams and labs on time,” the release said. mattbarter.ca/2026/10/30/mun…
Metrobus reduced service on several routes effective October 26, including those serving Memorial University. Routes 23, 11, 9, 18, and 14 are experiencing reduced service, with some operating on a 60-minute schedule. mattbarter.ca/2026/10/30/mun…
MUNSU Raises Concerns Over Metrobus Service Reductions mattbarter.ca/2026/10/30/mun…
A response to an access-to-information request shows 2,079.33 hours of ambulance off-load delay at emergency rooms in St. John’s in July 2026 mattbarter.ca/2026/10/30/207…
2,079.33 Hours of Ambulance Off-Load Delay at Emergency Rooms in St. John’s in July 2026 mattbarter.ca/2026/10/30/207…
Memorial noted that graduate enrolment declined sharply by 17 percent from fall 2023 to fall 2025, after growing from fall 2010 to fall 2023. The university attributed the decline to recent changes to IRCC policies mattbarter.ca/2026/10/29/mun…
In fall 2025, Memorial anticipated the possibility that both international graduate enrolment and enrolment in research-intensive programs, as a proportion of total enrolment, might decline further over the medium term. mattbarter.ca/2026/10/29/mun…
Memorial said the IRCC changes disproportionately affected graduate enrolment, as international students accounted for about 52 percent of total graduate enrolment as recently as fall 2023. mattbarter.ca/2026/10/29/mun…
Overall, total enrolment is projected to decline from 16,409 students in 2025 to 14,487 in 2030, a decrease of 1,922 students, or approximately 11.7 percent. mattbarter.ca/2026/10/29/mun…
Undergraduate enrolment is projected to decline from 12,496 in 2025 to 11,746 in 2026 and remain at that level through fall 2030. Graduate enrolment is projected to decline from 3,913 in 2025 to 2,741 in 2030, a decrease of about 30 percent. mattbarter.ca/2026/10/29/mun…
The forecasts anticipated a six percent decline in UG enrolment in fall 2026, followed by stable enrolment through fall 2030, and a 14 percent decline in graduate enrolment in fall 2026, followed by annual declines of five percent through fall 2030. mattbarter.ca/2026/10/29/mun…
A record obtained through an access-to-information request reveals Memorial University’s enrolment forecasts developed in fall 2025. mattbarter.ca/2026/10/29/mun…