tuition
Taylor RodriguesApril 3, 2023
Tuition Frozen for Domestic Students but Going Up 3% for Out-of-Province Students
Faculty Council approves new JD/MSW field of study and hears updates on financial aid and mental health Dean Jutta Brunnée kicked off the March 22, […]
Taylor RodriguesJanuary 30, 2023
Faculty Council Talks Finance
The annual budget presentation, tuition debates, and catching up on meeting minutes Dean Jutta Brunnée kicked off the January 11, 2023, Faculty Council Meeting after […]
Eloise HirstOctober 3, 2022
Tuition Increase for Out-of-Province Students? Take Your Money Elsewhere
Differentiated tuition fees spark outrage amongst out-of-province students On March 31, 2022, U of T’s Governing Council approved a three percent increase for domestic non-Ontario […]
Griffin MurphyMarch 31, 2022
Previously On: Tuition Roundtable Discussion Series
SLS and Faculty conclude dialogue for the academic year In response to the Students’ Law Society’s (SLS) 2021 Tuition Letter, the SLS and the Faculty […]
Harry MylesFebruary 28, 2022
A Journey Inside the Faculty of Law’s Budget
A seven-month investigation into expenses, budgets, and where all the money actually goes I began researching this article in July 2021. The initial pitch was […]
Mithushan KirubananthanOctober 28, 2021
The Cost of Becoming
“You’re gonna carry that weight/carry that weight a long time.” Most professions demand an entry fee—some type of price paid for the privilege of academic […]
Ivy XuMay 2, 2021
SLS Petitions the Dean on Rising Tuition
Open letter on tuition receives over 350 signatures of support A school year is incomplete without another round of discussion on the law school’s rising […]
Angela GuNovember 27, 2020
Annual Faculty Council Meeting on Tuition and Budget
SLS addresses disappointment over tuition; brings attention to the recent passing of Jamal Howlader (JD 2020) On Wednesday November 18, Faculty Council held its annual […]
Sabrina MacklaiNovember 2, 2020
Faculty Council Discusses IHRP and Admissions
Council meeting discusses IHRP controversy, changing 1L demographics, and postponement of budget and tuition details On October 21, the Faculty Council met for the second […]
Editor-in-ChiefNovember 2, 2019
First Faculty Council Discusses Tuition and Budget
On October 2, the law school held its first Faculty Council meeting of the 2019-2020 academic year. The majority of the meeting was spent discussing […]
Alisha LiNovember 2, 2019
SLS Hosts Financial Aid and Tuition Town Hall
Students discuss changes to provincial and law school policies On September 30, 2019, the Students’ Law Society (SLS) held their annual Financial Aid and Tuition […]
Editor-in-ChiefFebruary 27, 2019
Faculty Council Concerned Over Tuition, OSAP Cuts
2019–2020 Sessional Dates Announced The fifth Faculty Council of the academic year took place on Wednesday, February 13. Ontario Government Tuition Cut Dean Iacobucci discussed […]
Kevin SchoenfeldtOctober 25, 2017
Can You Take Me Higher: The Case for Raising Tuition
Kevin Schoenfeldt (3L) There are many things that we students of law accept as truths about law school. Few would argue, for example, against […]
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 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 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 EditorOctober 28, 2015
Open letter to Dean Iacobucci re: SLS request for household income data
We, the undersigned, were present at the October 21, 2015 Faculty Council discussion on tuition and financial aid at which you expressed a commitment that […]
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 EditorSeptember 30, 2015
Don’t let Jackman Hall derail the tuition debate
Alex Carmona (3L) If there is one issue which I can already assume every student has familiarity, it is the tuition debate. No-one spends thirty […]
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 […]
Aron NimaniSeptember 24, 2014
Report confirms things are as bad as you thought
Brett Hughes (2L) The cost of legal education is affecting students’ career goals. First generation students are hugely underrepresented in law school, particularly at U […]
Aron NimaniJune 29, 2014
Convocation 2014: Daniels dodges on tuition
Brett Hughes (1L) This year’s convocation season saw rescinded invitations and canceled appearances for several high-profile speakers at American universities, including Condoleezza Rice and Christine […]
Aron NimaniMarch 28, 2014
Letter to the Editor: Hit Me Baby, One More Time
In response to “Stop Right Now, Thank You Very Much“ Dear Anonymous, As both an active member of the Tuition Action Committee, and your elected […]
Katherine GeorgiousMarch 26, 2014
A final plea to start the revolution…or at least a conversation
“Hi. Are you interested in sharing your thoughts on tuition?” I was asking this question to students as part of a project worked on by […]
Web EditorMarch 26, 2014
Contempt of Course: The business of law school is school
The thrashing of our institution began almost by accident. Following a turbulent period under the leadership of Bob Rae, Ontario swung to the right, as […]
Web EditorMarch 26, 2014
Stop Right Now, Thank You Very Much
I would like to begin by clarifying why I am writing this article. I am not writing this article to discredit the hard work that […]
Aron NimaniMarch 26, 2014
Breaking News: Tuition Expected to Go Up As Expected
Next year’s budget is working its way through the committees of the Governing Council, having gone from the Planning and Budget Committee to the Academic Board and to the […]
Daanish SamadmotenMarch 11, 2014
Convocation Speaker Adds Insult to Injury
Former Dean Daniels to Receive Honorary Degree at 2014 Convocation The man largely responsible for our high tuition is coming back to pick up a […]
Web EditorFebruary 26, 2014
In Your Own Words: Students Talk About the Effects of Tuition and Debt
In the last week of January, the student-run Tuition Action Committee launched a campaign to collect students’ stories about tuition and financial aid. Concerned about […]
Web EditorJanuary 29, 2014
Your Thoughts for an iPad?
It’s late. 1 a.m. on a Saturday, actually. I’m tired and stressed and alone. I’m thinking about money. I should be thinking about Torts, but […]
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 […]
Web EditorOctober 30, 2013
Is Debt Burden Influencing Career Choice?
There were a number of frustrating moments at the October 16 Tuition Town Hall. Among the most frustrating was the re-presentation of the data on […]
Web EditorOctober 30, 2013
Faculty’s financial aid can’t justify high tuition
Judging by Dean Mayo Moran’s comments at the October 16 town hall, the Faculty’s financial aid system is the lynchpin in the administration’s defence of […]
Web EditorOctober 30, 2013
Things You Could Have Spent Your Tuition Money On!
It’s that time of the year again – time to dive into the Scotiabank coffers and bury ourselves in another heap of lovely law school […]
Web EditorSeptember 25, 2013
Tuition vote “a violation of student trust”
Following three months of fragile progress on the tuition file, Governing Council voted to raise our tuition at a meeting with no input from law […]
Daanish SamadmotenApril 1, 2013
Tuition Special: Where Do We Go From Here?
Love him or hate him, former Dean Daniels had a clear vision for U of T Law. He imagined a school so great that Canadian […]
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, […]
Daanish SamadmotenMarch 28, 2013
Tuition Special: We Can’t Afford Salary Increases at the Current Rate
[Updated April 1, 2013] On its face, the title of this piece sounds a little ridiculous to most people. We have to pay our professors […]
Web EditorMarch 28, 2013
Tuition Special: It Doesn’t Make Sense, Even if We Could Afford It
In the late 90s and early 2000s, the argument set out by former Dean Daniels to justify substantial salary increases for faculty was compelling at […]
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 […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2013
Tuition Special: Drowning in debt and being taught for free: A majority of upper year classes are not taught by salaried faculty
Intending to take a well-balanced upper year semester, Matt Brown signs up for Bankruptcy, Criminal Procedure, Advanced Torts, and International Human Rights. The subjects sound […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2013
Power Concedes Nothing Without a Demand
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 […]
Web EditorMarch 26, 2013
An Open Letter to Administration Regarding Diversity
In recent months, the student population at large has raised concerns about the rising cost of tuition and financial aid with the Faculty. The Faculty […]
Patrick HartfordFebruary 27, 2013
The Tuition Petition is a Worthwhile and Futile Cause
Tuition for next year’s incoming class will be over $30,000. In response, law students have started the Tuition Petition (see TuitionPetition.ca) in an attempt to […]
Web EditorFebruary 27, 2013
Tuition at U of T Law News Brief
Student concerns: Debt a massive problem for student body. Beyond simply being a large financial burden for years, it also narrows career choices and impacts […]
Web EditorFebruary 27, 2013
Talk Has Just Started: A Dissident’s Views on the Tuition Petition
Over the past month, over 400 hundred students have signed a petition to end annual 8% tuition fee hikes at the University of Toronto Faculty […]
Web EditorFebruary 27, 2013
Haters gonna hate: Seven misperceptions about the fight to end annual 8 percent tuition fee increases
Notes from the tuition petition whirlwind: since the petition was launched on February 4, it was signed by 400 students and delivered to Dean Duggan. […]
Web EditorFebruary 27, 2013
Give Us More Information Instead: A bigger issue than an excess of tuition is a deficit of information
If UV ink spilled is any indication, a number of U of T Law students think our tuition is too high (or, at the very […]
Daanish SamadmotenJanuary 30, 2013
How Your Tuition is Spent: And Why Wacky Left-Wingers Are Right to Question it
I know what you’re thinking: another left-wing nut writing about how tuition fees are too high (no offence intended, fellow left-leaners). Actually, I have serious […]
Web EditorJanuary 30, 2013
Less Muffin, Less Madness: How Crippling Tuition Fees Make the Administration’s Health and Wellness Initiative Seem Hollow
In March 2012, Dean Moran formed the Health and Wellness Student Advisory Committee (HWSAC) in an effort to help students have a healthy and balanced […]
Web EditorJanuary 30, 2013
Talk Has Failed: Act to Stop the Gap between Tuition and Financial Aid
I talked and wrote a lot while I was at U of T about our Law School’s tuition. In retrospect, I’m not so proud of […]
Web EditorOctober 17, 2012
Law School Tuition
It’s still early days in term one. For the incoming class of 2012 this means a steady parade of professors and administrators telling you that […]
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