Chancellor Holden Thorp met with President Barack Obama on Monday for a discussion that signals a coming national effort by the White House to make college more affordable.
UNC School of the Arts is the latest school attempting to take advantage of a new tuition policy that allows them to increase tuition well beyond the system’s mandated cap.
Student protesters presented a united front against unprecedented tuition hikes earlier this month, but they appear to lack direction going forward.
Families nationwide continue to grapple with the rising costs of higher education. Public universities, which typically rely on state appropriations as a primary source of funding, increased their tuition and fee rates at a higher percentage than private universities this year.
As part of the Strike the Hikes campaign, I attended two public meetings on tuition and fees. I expected the committee to pass Provost Bruce Carney’s proposed tuition hike, but one thing puzzled me about our ‘dialogue.’ Why do they keep asking students to provide proposals? This seems like a reasonable request, but it is only a distraction, a delay tactic.
Tuition increases approved Nov. 17 by the Board of Trustees will represent just a portion of cost hikes for some graduate students.
Student fees are on the rise, budgets are being slashed across the board and classes are steadily being shaved away.
Offsetting budget cuts has spurred a divide between administrators, with some leaning toward substantial tuition increases and others calling for alternate forms of action.
Although gender-neutral housing was not on the Board of Trustees agenda this week, supporters are still hopeful to have the option by next fall. The original plan was for Winston Crisp, vice chancellor of student affairs, to pitch the proposal at the meetings.
For administrators and trustees, the decision to propose increasing tuition by 15.6 percent for in-state students came down to the financial needs of faculty, whose salaries have been frozen for three years.
Despite vehement student opposition, UNC administrators approved Thursday a 15.6 percent tuition hike proposal for in-state students.
The Board of Trustees approved a 15.6 percent tuition increase for in-state students Thursday morning, rejecting a proposal by Student Body President Mary Cooper to delay the vote until December.
UNC-CH is not the only school proposing unprecedented tuition hikes for in-state students.
Chanting student protesters halted a meeting of trustees for nearly three minutes Wednesday following the approval of a 15.6 percent tuition hike for in-state students.
During Thursday’s full Board of Trustees meeting, Student Body President Mary Cooper’s thoughtful proposal was briefly acknowledged by the trustees but dismissed as a real alternative.
When the Board of Governors said in January that it was looking to root redundancies out of the UNC system, it should have meant it.
“Poverty is not an excuse from but a reason for education.” Former UNC President Edward Kidder Graham wrote this in 1916, reminding us of the bedrock principles of accessibility and affordability upon which our “University of the people” is built.
Following a discussion today on how best to fill short-term funding gaps with tuition hikes, members of the Board of Trustees will focus their attention on the long-term financial health of the University.
The University’s proposal to raise in-state tuition by 15.6 percent next year will likely pass through the budget, finance and audit committee of the Board of Trustees today.
University administrators approved a plan to raise in-state tuition by 15.6 percent after a heated debate Monday, leaving administrators and students alike dissatisfied.
