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MUN Math Instructor Blasts Administration’s Planned Cuts to Teaching Faculty Beth Ann Austin. On March 19, 2026, Memorial University math instructor Beth Ann Austin took to social media regarding news that Memorial is planning major cuts in the Department of Mathematics, in…

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“Respectful According to Whom?” MUN HSS Dean Challenges Administration’s Protest Rhetoric Nat Hurley/MUN. On October 24, 2025, then-Interim Associate Vice-President (Academic) and Dean of Students Dr. Christine Arnold, when asked where she stood on protest rights and freedom of expressi…

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“Unsubstantiated”: MUN Provost Denies Claims Communication Studies and Criminology Programs Will Be Cut On January 29, 2026, Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty Association president-elect Erika Merschrod told CBC News that faculty were anticipating cuts, with rumours of cuts to programs in t…

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Universities $1.8 billion consultancy spending under wraps | Four Corners Documentary YouTube video by ABC News In-depth

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MUN Spent Over $55K on Dean of Science Search An access-to-information request reveals that Memorial University spent $55,216.68 on its search for a Dean of Science in 2024. Memorial spent $5,266.52 on interview travel and hosting for candidat…

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803 Instances of MUN Employees Receiving Both Salary and Pension from 2013 to 2025 A recently obtained access-to-information request reveals 803 instances of Memorial University employees receiving both a salary and a pension from 2013 to 2025. Sixty-eight employees receive…

Memorial stated that annual counts are based on a snapshot from the final pay period of each calendar year and include individuals simultaneously receiving both a retirement pension and a salary in each year’s snapshot.

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803 Instances of MUN Employees Receiving Both Salary and Pension from 2013 to 2025 A recently obtained access-to-information request reveals 803 instances of Memorial University employees receiving both a salary and a pension from 2013 to 2025. Sixty-eight employees receive…

Sixty-eight employees received a salary and a pension in 2025, 60 in 2024, 66 in 2023, 63 in 2022, 66 in 2021, 53 in 2020, 60 in 2019, 61 in 2018, 70 in 2017, 69 in 2016, 71 in 2015, 52 in 2014, and 44 in 2013.

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803 Instances of MUN Employees Receiving Both Salary and Pension from 2013 to 2025 A recently obtained access-to-information request reveals 803 instances of Memorial University employees receiving both a salary and a pension from 2013 to 2025. Sixty-eight employees receive…

A recently obtained access-to-information request reveals 803 instances of Memorial University employees receiving both a salary and a pension from 2013 to 2025.

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803 Instances of MUN Employees Receiving Both Salary and Pension from 2013 to 2025 A recently obtained access-to-information request reveals 803 instances of Memorial University employees receiving both a salary and a pension from 2013 to 2025. Sixty-eight employees receive…

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Petition Urging MUNSU to Reinstate CHMR Funding Gathers 227 Signatures Terri Brennan started a Change.org petition urging the Memorial University of Newfoundland Students’ Union (MUNSU) to reinstate funding to CHMR, its radio station. The petition was launched two wee…

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MUNSU Amends Bylaw to Allow Constitutional and Policy Changes During Spring Semester At its April 8, 2026, Board of Directors meeting, the Memorial University of Newfoundland Students’ Union (MUNSU) approved a bylaw change allowing constitutional and policy changes during the Sprin…

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MUNSU Board Expels Embattled Executive From Election Rana Abuidris/CBC. Memorial University of Newfoundland Students’ Union (MUNSU) has confirmed that its Board of Directors voted to expel four candidates for violations of election policies at its Ap…

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“Disproportionate Punishment,” Says Suspended MUNSU Executive Memorial University of Newfoundland Students’ Union Executive Director of Campaigns, Rana Abuidris, who was placed on a four-week unpaid suspension for misuse of her union credit card and absenteei…

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Suspended MUNSU Executive Accuses Colleagues of Harassment Rana Abuidris/CBC. Memorial University of Newfoundland Students’ Union Executive Director of Campaigns Rana Abuidris, who was recently placed on a four-week unpaid suspension by the Board of Direct…

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St. John’s Lawyer Slams MUN’s “Disgusting” Efforts to Quash Free Speech St. John’s lawyer Bob Buckingham is condemning Memorial University’s handling of sanctions against Matt Barter, saying “It is absolutely disgusting” what Memorial and its bureaucrats put him throug…

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Audit of Payments to Travel Nursing Agency Still Not Finalized, Says NLHS Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services responded to an access-to-information request from MattBarter.ca, denying access to the audit of payments to the travel nursing agency, stating that “conte…

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MUN Graduate Students Vote Against Dissolution of GSU On April 9, 2026, the Graduate Students’ Union of Memorial University of Newfoundland published the results of its dissolution vote. Of the 440 students who cast ballots, 157 voted in favour …

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MUNSU Board Suspends Executive Director Over Violation of Financial and Attendance Policies Rana Abuidris/CBC. MattBarter.ca previously reported that Rana Abuidris, Memorial University of Newfoundland Students’ Union Executive Director of Campaigns, was facing an unpaid suspension due to …

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MUNSU Reduces GreenShield Plan Rate, Increases Benefits According to a letter to the MUN Students’ Union Board of Directors from the Health and Dental Plan Administrator, Susan Winter, titled “Health and Dental Premiums,” the executive developed a set o…

Vision care coverage has increased to $200 from $175, mental health services coverage has increased to $500 from $300, and the annual premium will decrease the health and dental plan fee from $550 to $525.

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MUNSU Reduces GreenShield Plan Rate, Increases Benefits According to a letter to the MUN Students’ Union Board of Directors from the Health and Dental Plan Administrator, Susan Winter, titled “Health and Dental Premiums,” the executive developed a set o…

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GSU Executives Award Themselves $10K Pay Raise Amid Debt Crisis At a time when the Graduate Students’ Union Memorial University of Newfoundland is in a debt crisis that could result in the union’s dissolution, its executive directors are set to receive a pay ra…

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GSU Financial Newsletter for 2025-26 A source who wishes to remain anonymous provided MattBarter.ca with a document titled “GSU Financial Newsletter for the period 2025-26,” which was emailed to graduate students just hours before the…

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GSU Debt Repayment Plan Shreds Health Coverage and Implements Unconstitutional Fee Increase Sources who wish to remain anonymous provided MattBarter.ca with the Graduate Students’ Union (GSU) repayment plan, GSU’s 10-year projection for MUN’s payment plan, and the proposed plan by the Can…

Sources who wish to remain anonymous provided MattBarter.ca with the Graduate Students’ Union (GSU) repayment plan, GSU’s 10-year projection for MUN’s payment plan, and the proposed plan by the Canadian Federation of Students and Prosum to GreenShield.

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GSU Debt Repayment Plan Shreds Health Coverage and Implements Unconstitutional Fee Increase Sources who wish to remain anonymous provided MattBarter.ca with the Graduate Students’ Union (GSU) repayment plan, GSU’s 10-year projection for MUN’s payment plan, and the proposed plan by the Can…

GSU Debt Repayment Plan Shreds Health Coverage and Implements Unconstitutional Fee Increase

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GSU Debt Repayment Plan Shreds Health Coverage and Implements Unconstitutional Fee Increase Sources who wish to remain anonymous provided MattBarter.ca with the Graduate Students’ Union (GSU) repayment plan, GSU’s 10-year projection for MUN’s payment plan, and the proposed plan by the Can…

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MUNSU Lost Over $554K on The Attic From 2018 to 2024 Audited financial statements on the Memorial University of Newfoundland Students’ Union website from 2018 through 2024 show that its copy centre and convenience store, The Attic, accumulated $554,4…

Audited financial statements on the Memorial University of Newfoundland Students’ Union website from 2018 through 2024 show that its copy centre and convenience store, The Attic, accumulated $554,431 in operating losses over the past seven years.

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MUNSU Lost Over $554K on The Attic From 2018 to 2024 Audited financial statements on the Memorial University of Newfoundland Students’ Union website from 2018 through 2024 show that its copy centre and convenience store, The Attic, accumulated $554,4…

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Don't touch that dial: Future of Canada's campus radio stations in doubt Elke Sorensen was in her second year at Vancouver Island University when she first got involved with the campus-community radio station — an experience that may soon become less common.

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Don't touch that dial: Future of Canada's campus radio stations in doubt Elke Sorensen was in her second year at Vancouver Island University when she first got involved with the campus-community radio station — an experience that may soon become less common.

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Burdett Sisler, Canada’s oldest person and oldest Second World War vet, dies at 110 Sisler, who possessed a keen sense of humour and embraced kindness, died of natural causes

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