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Alberta extends deadline for Athabasca U on deal to move staff into town
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS, Sep 1, 2022 6:21 PM - REPORT AN ERRORAlberta's advanced education minister has extended a deadline for a distance learning university to move more staff to the small town where it is headquartered.
Demetrios Nicolaides says he's granted a brief extension for Athabasca University to comply with his decree to move 500 staff to the town the institution is named for.
He has threatened to withhold the school's $3.4-million monthly grant if the school fails to comply.
Nicolaides did not specify a new deadline.
The university has resisted the demand, saying it will make it harder to recruit top talent and waste money, time and other resources.
Nicolaides says he believes that Athabasca University can excel while strengthening ties to the community and driving employment and economic growth the region.
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