Discuss “Enrollment officials hold dinner to discuss rising tuition costs”

Last Wednesday, faculty, staff, students, and parents spoke together about the many tuition bills that will flood mailboxes next fall. Other than an intermission for dinner, University officials had a lot to say about why tuition was rising.

This year, students had to put together $31,650 for tuition alone, and at this meeting, officials explained why that figure will continue to rise. The Office of Enrollment facilitated this Undergraduate Tuition Meeting to address the concern whether increases are commensurate with this striking figure, and they encouraged participants to give feedback on the issue. After hearing the presentations and processing the numbers, participants indicated that while the number still continues to climb, their concern...