refugee and newcomers program

SFU needs to level the playing field for refugee students

by Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer SFU Student Services recently announced they are increasing their efforts around admission inclusion and accessibility for refugee students. While the initiative is still in its early stages, concerns around the difficulty of the current admission process and lack of situation-specific accommodations still remain. For SFU to truly consider how to be more inclusive of refugee students, there need to be more specific adjustments in how the admission process is conducted, as well as increased monetary involvement.  As mentioned in the statement, the current admissions process is academically focused and does not consider external factors —…

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