Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University is a university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the largest post-secondary educational institution in the Maritime Provinces.

Current Issues

In 2003, 10,554 full-time undergraduate students and 2,689 full-time graduate students enrolled at Dalhousie{{fn|1}}. The university is facing serious financial problems in the early 21st century, forcing it to rapidly raise tuition fees. Even with the increased tuition fees Dalhousie is facing some financial problems such as being able to pay for more than $100 million (Canadian) in deferred maintenance. In 2002 there was a month long strike by the professors at the university demanding, among other things, that retiring professors be replaced by an equivalent new professor in hopes of maintaining the level of full professors at the university; the number of full-time professors had been declining for some years. The professors' demands on this issue were met.

Related Topics:
2003 - Undergraduate - Tuition - 2002

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The university is going through a building phase. A new building for the Faculty of Computer Science opened in October 1999 followed shortly thereafter by the Marion McCain Arts and Social Sciences Building. The Howe Hall residence was expanded with the addition of Fountain House and a new residence was also built, named Risley Hall. The Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building is scheduled to open in September 2005.

Related Topics:
1999 - Marion McCain Arts and Social Sciences Building - Howe Hall - Fountain House - Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building - 2005

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