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The Current | Mar 15, 2013 | 27:29

Do university job guarantees coddle students?

A "guarantee" program from the University of Regina offers students a year's worth of free courses if they don't find a job within six months of graduation. Some laud the program as brilliant, while others call it a gimmick.

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