financial aid
Fievel LimMarch 31, 2022
Financial Aid Reform Led by the Disabled Law Students’ Association
Changes are coming to the financial aid policy The journey for change and accessibility at the University of Toronto is not always easy or linear. […]
Web EditorNovember 29, 2017
Faculty Council Increases Contribution to Financial Aid, Surprises Students with Winter Intersession
Honghu Wang (1L) Winter Intersession Unveiled Assistant Dean Kerry Rittich unveiled plans to release the Curriculum Committee’s proposal for the Winter Intersession. While […]
Web EditorOctober 25, 2017
Faculty Council: Financial Aid Fall Classic
Maud Rozee (3L) The October 18 meeting of Faculty Council’s centred on the Faculty’s yearly discussion of its budget, tuition, and financial aid. The […]
Web EditorOctober 25, 2017
SLS Town Hall Addresses Financial Aid, Debt Relief
Daryna Kutsyna (1L) In preparation for the Dean’s Committee on Financial Aid meeting this month, the Students’ Law Society (SLS) hosted a town hall on […]
Web EditorSeptember 28, 2017
Let Them Eat Cake: Single Moms, Estranged Fathers, and Financial Aid Policies that Totally Miss the Point
Chelsey Legge (2L, JD/MSW) Applying for financial aid is never fun. You have to fill out a huge form, collect a bunch of documents, and […]
Web EditorOctober 27, 2016
Tuition and Debt at the Law School: The Broken Promises of “The Price of Excellence”
Aidan Campbell (2L) Finally, imagine a school in which no student who can gain admission on the merits will be excluded on the basis of […]
Web EditorJune 20, 2016
“Why Give” video signals ramping up of financial aid fundraising campaign
On June 15, U of T Law quietly uploaded a video titled “Why Give: Student Financial Aid Video” to its YouTube account. In it, students […]
Web EditorApril 20, 2016
Dean Iacobucci on his first year as Dean, Contracts-gate, and more
Maud Rozee (1L) and Matt Howe (3L) At the end of March, Ultra Vires sat down with Dean Iacobucci for his second interview with us. With […]
Web EditorMarch 31, 2016
Faculty Affairs: Final Meeting Covers Slew Of Committee Reports
Matt Howe (3L) and Maud Rozee (1L) Faculty Council convened for the final time this year on March 23. The meeting was packed with presentations […]
Web EditorFebruary 24, 2016
SLS Hosts Town Hall On Tuition and Financial Aid
Matt Howe (3L) On Monday, February 22, the Students’ Law Society (SLS) hosted a town hall meeting on tuition and financial aid. The meeting was […]
Web EditorJanuary 27, 2016
Faculty Affairs: Dean Iacobucci discloses data in response to student requests
Matthew Howe (3L) Dean Iacobucci spent much of the November 25, 2015 Faculty Council meeting responding to student requests for household income information arising from […]
Web EditorOctober 28, 2015
Fundraising campaign should reflect student voices
Brett Hughes (3L) Last week, Canadians voted for change in Ottawa, but U of T Law students were reminded yet again that they had been […]
Web EditorOctober 28, 2015
Faculty Affairs: Tuition rises again while SLS stresses accessibility and transparency
Matt Howe (3L) At the October 21 Faculty Council meeting, Dean Ed Iacobucci said he will recommend to the U of T administration that tuition […]
Web EditorSeptember 30, 2015
Marcus McCann Speaks to the Class of ’75 About Tuition and Debt
Marcus McCann (Class of 2014) A version of this talk was delivered to the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Class of 1975 Reunion on […]
Web EditorMarch 28, 2015
Financial Aid Changes
Brett Hughes (2L) Financial aid, if not tuition, became a major focus this year for both the Students’ Law Society (SLS) and the Faculty of […]
Aron NimaniOctober 29, 2014
Faculty Affairs: Tuition update and discussion
Brett Hughes (2L) and Michael Robichaud (1L) At the October 22 Faculty Council meeting, Interim Dean Jutta Brunnée said she will recommend to the University […]
Web EditorJanuary 29, 2014
Law School: Buy Now, Pay Later?
Brett Hughes (1L) & Padraigin Murphy (1L) Over this past year, there has been an ongoing discussion between students, Students’ Law Society (SLS) representatives, and […]
Editor-in-ChiefMarch 28, 2013
The Price of Excellence: A Discussion Document
Never Enough On February 13, the U of T Law administration sent students a discussion document about tuition and financial aid. The document stated that, […]
Katherine GeorgiousMarch 27, 2013
How Front End Financial Aid Works: And 4 Key Facts You Should Know
The calculation begins with your need for the 8-month school year. This is a standardized calculation: 1L students are expected to spend $10 000 on […]
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