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MUN will hike tuition in 2022, says university president
The latest Newfoundland and Labrador budget has spelled the end of the long-standing tuition freeze at Memorial University.
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Memorial University will see a tuition hike in 2022, according to president Vianne Timmons. (Paul Daly/CBC)
The latest Newfoundland and Labrador budget has spelled the end of the long-standing tuition freeze at Memorial University, with its president saying a tuition hike will be coming in for 2022.
On Monday, Finance Minister Siobhan Coady announced during the provincial government s budget speech the $68 million it gives to MUN annually to maintain the tuition freeze will be phased out over five years. The cut will begin next year.