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Discuss “Too many students, not enough tutors ”

The days of unlimited supplemental instruction and peer tutoring may be short-lived.

Starting next fall, the Office of Academic Development may be forced to cut its number of supplemental instruction (SI) leaders in half and reduce its walk-in tutoring sessions by 20 percent. Already, students have seen their one-on-one tutoring sessions grow into one-on-two or three as the program has been forced to consolidate appointments to accommodate all students seeking help.

Despite increased requests from students to make more tutoring available, financial constraints have forced Academic Development to consider downsizing the program and come up with new ways to cut costs. The group is not reallocating funds — the program’s annual budget of...

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