Power Concedes Nothing Without a Demand

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It never did and it never will.

The tuition petition may not have produced concrete results, but students’ demands for change have put tuition fees and financial aid on the agenda.

The administration gave a formal written response (albeit in what was largely a public relations document). Dean Moran returned from sabbatical to host a town hall discussion on tuition fees and financial aid. Alumni have been emailing the administration expressing their concerns about the impact of high tuition fees on accessibility. Students from other law schools have been paying attention, contacting U of T students, and will likely be following suit in the future.

None of this would have happened had it not been for students demanding change. We are shifting the discourse and putting accessibility and affordability on the agenda.

Our tuition fees may be set, but the actions we take now will shape the future of this law school and the legal profession. The level of tuition fees in ten years will influence who comes here and what they do upon graduation. These are important outcomes which we have a stake in. Student activism on tuition fees is part of a long game, but we’ve taken the first step.

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