The University of Winnipeg is shuttering its English Language Program and benching female soccer players for the upcoming season as administrators navigate “significant financial challenges.”
University president Todd Mondor informed the campus community of the cost-cutting measures Tuesday.
“Enrolment in the English Language Program (ELP) has dropped dramatically due to changes in federal policies affecting international student mobility. As a result, ELP is no longer financially viable. Individual programs currently in progress will run to completion, but no additional programming will be launched,” Mondor wrote in an internal memo that has since been made public.
The women’s soccer program is also being suspended in 2025. Mondor said administrators will work with affected students to support them.
While calling the decisions “regrettable,” he said they are necessary as part of a broader effort to find cost savings so the post-secondary institute can continue to provide high-quality education.
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