This school year has been a rough start for University of Regina student Daniella Iyalomolere. The digital marketing student is kicking off her second semester of undergraduate studies, juggling a tuition hike for international students as well as the scrapping of a plan that allowed them to pay incrementally.
There's also been a delay receiving her transit pass — paid for as part of her tuition — while she and some of her peers have been waitlisted for certain classes.
"Right now in school, it's a very rocky situation for students," said Iyalomolere. "Everyone feels tense. No one feels settled."
As they buckle down for a new fall term, post-secondary students, faculty, administrators and sector experts are worried, as institutions struggle with plummeting enrolment of students from ab