statement
ABCS
ABCS CONDEMNS ALLEGED MISCONDUCT BY KSA ...

The Alliance of BC Students (ABCS) is extremely concerned about the allegations of misconduct by the Kwantlen Student Association (KSA) Council and strongly condemns the alleged behaviour. Accordingly, the other member associations that make up the Board of Directors of the ABCS have initiated the process of placing the KSA in bad standing. 

press release
ABCS
BC STUDENTS SUPPORT MOST NEW MEASURES DESIGNED ...

The Alliance of BC Students supports most of the new measures announced July 15th to protect international students from exploitation and uphold the quality and integrity of international post-secondary education in BC, but pointed out that some of the measures miss the point, and calls on the provincial government to address the core problems of government underfunding and unregulated international student tuition increases.

statement
VACANT
ALLIANCE OF BC STUDENTS SUPPORTS STUDENTS’ ...

Unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Territories/Vancouver, BC - The Alliance of BC Students released a statement today supporting post-secondary students’ right to engage in political expression on post-secondary campuses.


“The Alliance of BC Students supports BC post-secondary students’ freedom of expression and the right to engage in peaceful political expression on campus,” said Emily Tang, Vice-President External of the UBC Graduate Student Society. “Students should be free to express themselves in a non-violent, non-hateful manner without fear of reprisal or retaliation by administrators or police.”

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BC BUDGET 2024 DOES NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A ...
VACANT
STUDENTS CONCERNED BY COMMENTS MADE BY MINISTER ...

BC students are very concerned by the hurtful comments made by the Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills regarding pre-1948 Palestine, and alleged interference by the Minister into the employment relationship of an individual faculty member at Langara College. The Alliance of BC Students is calling for an investigation into the matter to preserve the integrity of the post-secondary education system

accessibility

Students Welcome Announcement of Additional Supports

VANCOUVER, BC -  The Alliance of BC Students (ABCS) was excited to see today’s announcement of new and continued support from the province for post-secondary students to address the impact the public health crisis has had on the BC post-secondary community. 

“We know that right now, it is absolutely critical that students have access to additional supports that will allow them to continue their studies in the Fall,” said Grace Dupasquier, Chairperson of the Alliance. “with unemployment so high in younger age brackets, whatever can be done to help students return to their studies is greatly appreciated.”

Applications are now open for the BC Access Grant, a non-repayable needs-based grant for low- and middle-income students. The Ministry has also announced $2.175 million in dedicated funding to create institutional supports for students with cognitive, mental health or physical disabilities. In addition to this, $275,000 has been provided to BCCampus to develop online resources for the post-secondary community as they address new mental health and wellbeing concerns that the pandemic has exacerbated, as well as an investment of $400,000 to support BCCampus in developing open educational resources (OERs).

“Research has consistently shown that expanding access to education greatly contributes to economic advancement and stability” continued Dupasquier, “As BC looks to chart a path forward after the public health emergency, we applaud approaches which seek to strengthen BC’s post-secondary sector,"

The Alliance looks forward to continuing to work with government to ensure students are supported in these uncertain times.