Nicole Power
ngpower.bsky.social
Nicole Power
@ngpower.bsky.social
Sociologist, Feminist, Unionist
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Higher education has long been a public good, a vital tool for the betterment of society. Now it is being used to serve the market above all else, writes Barry Stephenson.

🎓 Introducing the new column, "State of the University"

#nlpoli @memorialu.bsky.social
theindependent.ca/commentary/c...
What are universities for? – The Independent
Higher education has long been a public good, a vital tool for the betterment of society. Now it is being used to serve the market above all else.
theindependent.ca
August 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Are you worried about the future of the state of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador? I am. Education is everything and it's not being taken seriously at all.

#nlpoli
AMANDA BITTNER: The math doesn’t add up on NL's education system
Current education funding is failing NL kids from kindergarten right up to Memorial University students, says MUN political scientist
www.saltwire.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Please sign this petition started by a group of Newfoundland and Labrador parents calling on government to keep MUN comprehensive. We don’t want to have to send our kids to the mainland for University #FundMUN : win.newmode.net/memorialpare...
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
win.newmode.net
March 28, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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The NL government attitude to @memorialu.bsky.social is heartbreaking, but also puzzling. Our university contributes so much to our social & economic well-being. How many of us, including Andrew Furey and his cabinet, would be where we are without Memorial? #FundMUN

vocm.com/2025/03/26/p...
Province Won’t Commit to Increased Funding for MUN despite Calls to Do so
The provincial government says it has a "constructive working relationship" with Memorial University, but it w...
vocm.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM