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MacEwan council to vote on removing next year’s fall reading week

Everything you need to know about the possible cut MacEwan’s academic governing body, the General Faculties Council (GFC), will vote this month on whether or not to remove the fall reading break for 2025-26 and eliminate the need for Sunday exams. GFC is comprised of 58 voting members, including university executive leadership, faculty, and student representatives, and is responsible for ensuring programs meet their minimum requirements. The vote is expected to take place at GFC’s Oct. 28 meeting.  “We believe that the fall reading break should be kept, at the very least, this next academic year.” Darcy Hoogers, SAMU vice president (academic) As it stands, the university says it needs to maintain a certain number of instructional...

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