The University of Saskatchewan (USask) is freezing tuition for most programs for the 2020-21 academic year. Anthony Vannelli, provost and vice-president academic at USask, said the tuition freeze is due, in part, to the impact the novel coronavirus is having on students. “We hope that by maintaining tuition levels at their current 2019-20 rates in the majority of our programs for the upcoming year, current financial pressures felt by students and their families may be reduced,” Vannelli said. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “Tuition planning for the 2020-21 academic year was complicated by the current COVID-19 uncertainty, and today’s (Thursday) announcement comes after thorough review of the