As reported on CBC News, Canada, “scores of George Brown College students marched in protest on Wednesday against a school decision to scale back some of its jewelry and gemmology programs this fall.”
“Protest organizers said students want the college to keep its three-year jewelry arts, two-year jewelry methods and one-year gemmology programs, saying they are unique in Canada and provide students with valuable hands-on learning. All three programs are part of the college’s school of fashion and jewelry.”
“Waving flags and wearing pins, George Brown College students gathered at the college’s Casa Loma campus, then headed to its waterfront campus, where they hand-delivered letters of concern to school officials.”
Muriel Draaisma, Ali Chiasson
CBC News -Canada
As reported on CP24 News, “There’s been a huge lack of transparency from the college administration,” Andre Franklin, one of the students, told CP24 in an interview. “Students have been kind of left to figure a lot of things out on their own.”
“Franklin said he knows students who were admitted to the program and have since received letters from the college informing them that they are no longer being offered entry this fall.”
‘Significant financial challenges’
“Speaking for the college’s Centre for Arts, Design, & Information Technology, Interim Dean Ana Rita Morais said in an email that the jewelry and gemmology programs have not been suspended or closed.”
“Following careful consideration given to all relevant factors, including priority areas outlined by the Ministry and the impact of low enrollment, we have made the difficult decision to hold-off on some new program intakes for Fall 2025,” Morais said in a statement responding to the letter-writing campaign.”
(CP24 stands for CablePulse24, a 24-hour news and information channel, now known as CP24, owned by Bell Media. )
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