‘Lead not leave’: Hundreds protest Brescia University College merger with Western University
Global News
Chanting crowds surrounded the entrance to Brescia University College as hundreds of students, faculty and graduates protested the school's planned merger with Western University.
Chanting crowds surrounded the entrance to Brescia University College as hundreds of students, faculty and graduates protested the school’s planned merger with Western University.
Wednesday’s rally comes as Canada’s only women’s university college announced last week that it will wind down its operations as an affiliated university college beginning in May 2024.
Alex Wild and Emma McBeam are among the roughly 20 students who came together earlier this week to organize the protest against the merger.
“We’re all here today (Wednesday) to unite as students during this really hard time and to make sure that our voices are heard,” McBean said. “We want to keep that sense of community here at Brescia alive for as long as we can.”
Wild told Global News that students were notified of the merger via an email on Thursday.
“I think that’s part of what makes it such a loss for us is because just mere weeks ago, we were told this was going to be our school for the next four years,” she said. “We learned to love it, to value it, to learn all about it, and to now be told that we’re going to have a different school is so devastating.”
Last week’s announcement stressed several commitments, including ensuring current Brescia students will still be able to complete their program of study and remain in their current program for the duration of their degree.
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