{"id":107623,"date":"2026-02-12T15:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=107623"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T22:21:09","slug":"brock-president-applauds-ontarios-action-to-support-post-secondary-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2026\/02\/brock-president-applauds-ontarios-action-to-support-post-secondary-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock President applauds Ontario\u2019s\u00a0action to support post-secondary sustainability\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A message from Brock University President and Vice-Chancellor Lesley Rigg on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/en\/release\/1007034\/ontario-investing-64-billion-to-support-postsecondary-sectors-long-term-success-and-sustainability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ontario government\u2019s\u00a0funding announcement<\/a>\u00a0Thursday, Feb. 12:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brock University joins institutions across the sector in welcoming the bold action taken by the Ontario government with an increase of $6.4\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">billion\u00a0over four years\u00a0towards\u00a0higher education.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This investment also sees movement on the\u00a0longstanding cut and freeze of tuition rates, capping tuition<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0increases<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0at two per cent annually and providing a more sustainable funding framework for the sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019re grateful for the province\u2019s investment, which will support Ontario\u2019s universities, including Brock, in our key role of preparing graduates, equipping them with the tools necessary to reshape the world through curiosity, courage and creativity. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This funding will drive research and innovation needed to strengthen and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">grow Canada\u2019s economy and improve quality of life in our communities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While this\u00a0announcement is welcomed\u00a0and comes at a critical time, we must recognize there\u00a0remains\u00a0work to be done. Funding is predicated on our continued work\u00a0to find\u00a0efficiencies and\u00a0on our\u00a0ability to\u00a0expand on high-demand and high-priority programs\u00a0that support\u00a0growth and\u00a0prosperity\u00a0across the province and country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This investment highlights the vital role universities play in\u00a0Canada\u2019s workforce and economy. Now, we must continue to do our part to\u00a0ensure a sustainable future for the sector.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sincerely,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lesley Rigg<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">President and Vice-Chancellor, Brock University<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brock President and Vice-Chancellor Lesley Rigg shares a message with the University community on the\u00a0Ontario government\u2019s\u00a0funding announcement\u00a0Thursday, Feb. 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":107294,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7484,3319,4052,1],"tags":[11881,1957],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107623"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107623"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107629,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107623\/revisions\/107629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}