Re: "A moral precedent for refugees"

[Mark Fettes <mtfettes@sfu.ca>]

Thank you for this information and proposal, Lucas. I am astonished that the current policy is to charge international student fees to refugees.

The example of the York program is very persuasive. Surely this proposal could and should be taken up and adapted by the EDI unit. To quote from their mission statement: “We are dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive community where we use our humility, compassion, intellect and position to dismantle systemic and cultural barriers."

Mark


Dr. Mark Fettes
Associate Professor
Faculty of Education
Simon Fraser University
mtfettes@sfu.ca

Gratefully living and working on unceded Coast Salish territory, including the lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) peoples.



> On Jun 8, 2020, at 4:05 PM, Lucas Herrenbrueck <herrenbrueck@sfu.ca> wrote:
> 
> Dear colleagues,
> 
> Apologies for the interruption of your scheduled pandemic coverage! This won't take long. 
> 
> I wonder if there would be support among the faculty for a proposal to give financial support for SFU students who are Convention Refugees. Currently, they are asked to pay the full international tuition, which as I'm sure you all know is a lot. Such a program would only affect a small number of students (i.e., would cost pennies) but would do a lot to underline the efforts to be the university that Does the Right Thing which we hear so much about from SFU admin.
> 
> I'm attaching a position paper from a group that tried to push this proposal last year, but ran into walls. Please contact James Prier (jamesprierwriting.com, 604 298-2975) for more information.
> 
> Thanks!
> Lucas
> 
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Lucas Herrenbrueck
> 
> Assistant Professor of Economics
> Simon Fraser University
> http://herrenbrueck.weebly.com
> <A Moral Precedent for Refugees.pdf>